WO2015002067A1 - Sealant for liquid crystal dropping method, vertical-conduction material, liquid crystal display element, and light-shielding flexible silicone particles - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a sealant for a liquid crystal dropping method that is excellent in adhesiveness, hardly causes liquid crystal contamination, and can prevent light leakage of a liquid crystal display element. Moreover, this invention relates to the vertical conduction material and liquid crystal display element which are manufactured using this sealing compound for liquid crystal dropping methods. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a light-shielding flexible silicone particle.
- Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display element such as a liquid crystal display cell has been disclosed in, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 from the conventional vacuum injection method from the viewpoint of shortening tact time and optimizing the amount of liquid crystal used.
- a photocurable resin, a photopolymerization initiator, a thermosetting resin, and a liquid crystal dropping method called a dropping method using a light and heat combined curing type sealant containing a thermosetting agent are being replaced.
- a rectangular seal pattern is formed on one of two transparent substrates with electrodes by dispensing.
- a liquid crystal micro-droplet is dropped on the entire surface of the transparent substrate frame with the sealant being uncured, and the other transparent substrate is immediately overlaid, and the seal portion is irradiated with light such as ultraviolet rays to perform temporary curing.
- heating is performed at the time of liquid crystal annealing to perform main curing, and a liquid crystal display element is manufactured. If the substrates are bonded together under reduced pressure, a liquid crystal display element can be manufactured with extremely high efficiency, and this dripping method is currently the mainstream method for manufacturing liquid crystal display elements.
- Patent Documents 3 to 5 disclose sealing agents containing a light shielding agent such as a titanium black material or a carbon black material as a light shielding component.
- a light shielding agent such as a titanium black material or a carbon black material
- An object of the present invention is to provide a sealing agent for a liquid crystal dropping method that is excellent in adhesiveness, hardly causes liquid crystal contamination, and can prevent light leakage of a liquid crystal display element. Moreover, an object of this invention is to provide the vertical conduction material and liquid crystal display element which are manufactured using this sealing compound for liquid crystal dropping methods. Furthermore, an object of the present invention is to provide light-shielding flexible silicone particles.
- the present invention 1 is a sealing agent for a liquid crystal dropping method used for manufacturing a liquid crystal display element by a liquid crystal dropping method, and contains a curable resin, a polymerization initiator and / or a thermosetting agent, and light-shielding flexible particles. It is a sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method.
- the present invention 2 is a light-shielding flexible silicone particle comprising a silicone-based particle containing a light-shielding agent.
- the present invention 1 will be described in detail.
- the present inventor when blending the light-shielding flexible particles in the sealing agent, when the substrate of the liquid crystal display element is bonded, the light-shielding flexible particles are a barrier between the other sealing agent components and the liquid crystal. As a result, it has been found that the sealing agent can be prevented from being eluted into the liquid crystal and light leakage of the liquid crystal display element can be prevented, and the present invention 1 has been completed.
- the sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method of the present invention 1 contains light-shielding flexible particles.
- the light-shielding flexible particles provide a light-shielding property to the sealing agent to prevent light leakage of the liquid crystal display element, and a barrier between the other sealing agent components and the liquid crystal when the liquid crystal display element is manufactured. Thus, it has a role of preventing the sealing agent from eluting into the liquid crystal. Further, by blending the light-shielding flexible particles, since the substrate can be prevented from shifting until the sealing agent is cured after the substrates are bonded together, the sealing agent for the liquid crystal dropping method of the present invention 1 is Excellent adhesion.
- the soft particle As said light-shielding flexible particle, what made the soft particle contain the light-shielding agent is preferable.
- the method for containing the light-shielding agent in the soft particles include, for example, by dispersing a colorant such as a pigment or a dye as the light-shielding agent in the soft particle raw material in the soft particle production stage.
- the flexible particles include silicone particles, vinyl particles, urethane particles, fluorine particles, and nitrile particles. Of these, silicone particles and vinyl particles are preferable.
- the silicone-based particles are preferably a silicone cured product having a diorganosiloxane unit represented by the following formula (1) as a repeating unit and having rubber elasticity.
- R 1 represents an alkyl group such as a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group or a butyl group, an aryl group such as a phenyl group or a tolyl group, an alkenyl group such as a vinyl group or an allyl group, ⁇ -Aralkyl groups such as phenylethyl group and ⁇ -phenylpropyl group, hydrocarbon groups in which some or all of the hydrogen atoms of these hydrocarbon groups are substituted with halogen atoms such as chlorine and fluorine, epoxy groups, amino groups Reactive group-containing organic groups such as a mercapto group, an acryloxy group, and a methacryloxy group.
- a is preferably from 5 to 5000, more preferably from 10 to 1000.
- the reaction mechanism of the curing reaction for forming the silicone particles includes a condensation reaction of a methoxysilyl group ( ⁇ SiOCH 3 ) and a hydroxysilyl group ( ⁇ SiOH), a mercaptosilyl group ( ⁇ SiSH) and a vinylsilyl group ( ⁇ SiCH).
- ⁇ SiOCH 3 methoxysilyl group
- ⁇ SiOH hydroxysilyl group
- ⁇ SiSH mercaptosilyl group
- ⁇ SiCH vinylsilyl group
- ⁇ CH 2 radical addition reaction with vinylsilyl group ( ⁇ SiCH ⁇ CH 2 ) and ⁇ SiH group, etc. (hydrosilylation) addition from the point of reactivity and reaction process It is preferable to use a reaction.
- composition in which (a) a vinyl group-containing organopolysiloxane and (b) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane are subjected to an addition reaction in the presence of (c) a platinum-based catalyst.
- component (a) include compounds represented by the following formula (2).
- R 1 is the same as R 1 in the formula (1) is preferably one having no aliphatic unsaturated bond.
- organohydrogenpolysiloxane of the component (b) examples include compounds represented by the following formula (3).
- R 2 is an unsubstituted or substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group bonded to a silicon atom usually having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 12 carbon atoms, excluding an aliphatic unsaturated bond.
- the unsubstituted or substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group in R 2 include a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an isopropyl group, a butyl group, an isobutyl group, a tert-butyl group, a pentyl group, and a neopentyl group.
- Alkyl groups such as hexyl group, cyclohexyl group, octyl group, nonyl group, decyl group, aryl groups such as phenyl group, tolyl group, xylyl group, naphthyl group, benzyl group, phenylethyl group, phenylpropyl group, etc.
- the unsubstituted or substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group for R 2 is preferably an alkyl group or an aryl group, and more preferably a methyl group or a phenyl group.
- F is 0.7 to 2.1, g is 0.001 to 1.0, and f + g is a positive number satisfying 0.8 to 3.0.
- f is 1.0. -2.0, g is 0.01-1.0, and f + g is 1.5-2.5.
- Specific examples of such component (b) include compounds represented by the following formula (4).
- R 1 is the same as R 1 in the formula (1) is preferably one having no aliphatic unsaturated bond.
- m is 0 or 1
- n is 2 or 3
- m + n 3
- p is 0 or a positive number
- q is 0 or a positive number
- platinum-based catalyst is a catalyst that causes an addition reaction between a vinyl group bonded to a silicon atom in the component (a) and a hydrogen atom (SiH group) bonded to a silicon atom in the component (b).
- a vinyl group bonded to a silicon atom in the component (a)
- a hydrogen atom SiH group
- platinum-supported carbon or silica chloroplatinic acid, platinum-olefin complex, platinum-alcohol complex, platinum-phosphorus complex, platinum coordination compound and the like can be mentioned.
- the components (a) and (b) may be reacted in the presence of the component (c) and cured.
- the method of hardening (a) component and (b) component in high temperature spray drying, the method of hardening in an organic solvent, the method of hardening after making this into an emulsion, etc. are mentioned.
- the surface of the silicone particles may be coated with a polyorganosilsesquioxane resin as necessary.
- the light-shielding flexible particles are obtained by dispersing a colorant such as a pigment or a dye as the light-shielding agent in the raw material of the flexible particles at the production stage of the soft particles. It can produce by the method of making it contain. Specifically, a colorant such as a pigment or a dye is dispersed or dissolved in advance in the above components (a) to (c), and then a curing reaction is performed to obtain silicone particles having light shielding properties. When the colorant is dispersed in the components (a) to (c), it is preferable to add a surfactant or a dispersant having an affinity for both the silicone component and the colorant. By applying a colorant as a light-shielding agent before the curing reaction, the colorant is less likely to elute or peel off from the particles, and liquid crystal contamination can be suppressed.
- a colorant such as a pigment or a dye
- the light-shielding flexible particles are prepared by producing a soft particle having no light-shielding property and then coating the surface of the soft particle with a colorant, or producing a soft particle having no light-shielding property. Then, it can also be produced by a method in which the soft particles absorb the colorant. Specifically, the light-shielding property is imparted by dispersing the silicone-based particles having no light-shielding property in a medium in which the colorant is dissolved and stirring for a predetermined time to fix the colorant to the silicone-based particles.
- light shielding properties can be imparted by fixing a colorant on the surface of the silicone-based particles having no light shielding properties using a compounding device such as a hybridizer or a theta composer. Further, a method of adsorbing a polymerizable colorant on the surface of the silicone-based particles that do not have light shielding properties may be used. That is, light-shielding properties can be imparted by precipitating a polymer having a skeleton or a functional group that absorbs light of a specific wavelength on the surface of silicone-based particles that do not have light-shielding properties.
- the polymer as a raw material for the polymer is subjected to emulsion polymerization, soap-free polymerization, dispersion polymerization, or the like, thereby forming the polymer on the surface of the silicone-based particles.
- the polymer deposited on the surface of the silicone particles include polymers obtained by polymerizing acetylene and derivatives thereof, aniline and derivatives thereof, furan and derivatives thereof, pyrrole and derivatives thereof, thiophene and derivatives thereof, and the like.
- the polypyrrole which is excellent in black expression property is preferable.
- silicone particles can also be used as the silicone particles having no light-shielding property.
- examples of the commercially available silicone-based particles include KMP-594, KMP-597, KMP-598, KMP-600, KMP-601, KMP-602 (manufactured by Shin-Etsu Silicone), Trefil E-506S, EP- 9215 (manufactured by Toray Dow Corning Co., Ltd.), etc., can be classified and used.
- grains which do not have light-shielding property may be used independently, and 2 or more types may be used together.
- (Meth) acrylic particles are preferably used as the vinyl particles.
- the (meth) acrylic particles can be obtained by polymerizing monomers as raw materials by a known method. Specifically, for example, a method in which a monomer is suspension-polymerized in the presence of a radical polymerization initiator, and a seed particle is swollen by absorbing the monomer into a non-crosslinked seed particle in the presence of a radical polymerization initiator. And a seed polymerization method.
- the “(meth) acryl” means acryl or methacryl.
- Examples of the monomer that is a raw material for forming the (meth) acrylic particles include methyl (meth) acrylate, ethyl (meth) acrylate, propyl (meth) acrylate, butyl (meth) acrylate, and hexyl (meth).
- Alkyl (meth) such as acrylate, octyl (meth) acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl (meth) acrylate, lauryl (meth) acrylate, cetyl (meth) acrylate, stearyl (meth) acrylate, cyclohexyl (meth) acrylate, isobornyl (meth) acrylate, etc.
- oxygen-containing (meth) acrylates such as 2-hydroxyethyl (meth) acrylate, glycerol (meth) acrylate, polyoxyethylene (meth) acrylate, glycidyl (meth) acrylate, etc.
- (meth) nitrile and containing monomers such as acrylonitrile, trifluoromethyl (meth) acrylate, monofunctional monomer such as a fluorine-containing (meth) acrylates such as pentafluoroethyl (meth) acrylate.
- alkyl (meth) acrylates are preferable because the Tg of the homopolymer is low and the deformation amount when a 1 g load is applied can be increased.
- the “(meth) acrylate” means acrylate or methacrylate.
- tetramethylol methane tetra (meth) acrylate tetramethylol methane tri (meth) acrylate, tetramethylol methane di (meth) acrylate, trimethylol propane tri (meth) acrylate, dipentaerythritol hexa ( (Meth) acrylate, dipentaerythritol penta (meth) acrylate, glycerol tri (meth) acrylate, glycerol di (meth) acrylate, (poly) ethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, (poly) propylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, ( Poly) tetramethylene di (meth) acrylate, 1,4-butanediol di (meth) acrylate, 1,6-hexanediol di (meth) acrylate, isocyanuric acid
- the preferable lower limit is 1% by weight and the preferable upper limit is 90% by weight in the whole monomer.
- the amount of the crosslinkable monomer used is 1% by weight or more, the solvent resistance is improved, and when kneaded with various sealant raw materials, problems such as swelling do not occur and the particles are easily dispersed uniformly.
- the amount of the crosslinkable monomer used is 90% by weight or less, the recovery rate can be lowered, and problems such as springback are less likely to occur.
- a more preferable lower limit of the amount of the crosslinkable monomer used is 3% by weight, and a more preferable upper limit is 80% by weight.
- styrene monomers such as styrene and ⁇ -methylstyrene
- vinyl ethers such as methyl vinyl ether, ethyl vinyl ether, and propyl vinyl ether, vinyl acetate, vinyl butyrate, and laurin.
- Acid vinyl esters such as vinyl acid and vinyl stearate, unsaturated hydrocarbons such as ethylene, propylene, isoprene and butadiene, halogen-containing monomers such as vinyl chloride, vinyl fluoride and chlorostyrene, triallyl (iso ) Using monomers such as cyanurate, triallyl trimellitate, divinylbenzene, diallylphthalate, diallylacrylamide, diallyl ether, ⁇ - (meth) acryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, trimethoxysilylstyrene, vinyltrimethoxysilane Good .
- vinyl particles for example, polydivinylbenzene particles, polychloroprene particles, butadiene rubber particles and the like may be used.
- urethane-based particles examples include Art Pearl (manufactured by Negami Kogyo Co., Ltd.), Dimic Beads (manufactured by Dainichi Seika Kogyo Co., Ltd.), and the like, which can be classified and used. .
- the vinyl particles and the urethane particles can also be provided with light-shielding properties by the same method as the silicone particles.
- the preferable lower limit of the hardness of the light-shielding flexible particles is 10, and the preferable upper limit is 50.
- the obtained sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method may be inferior in adhesiveness, or a gap defect may occur in the obtained liquid crystal display element.
- the more preferable lower limit of the hardness of the light-shielding flexible particles is 20, and the more preferable upper limit is 40.
- the hardness of the said light-shielding flexible particle means the durometer A hardness measured by the method based on JISK6253.
- Examples of the light-shielding agent contained in the flexible particles include iron oxide, titanium black, aniline black, cyanine black, fullerene, carbon black, resin-coated carbon black, black dye, and the like. Of these, titanium black is preferable.
- Titanium black is a substance having a higher transmittance in the vicinity of the ultraviolet region, particularly for light having a wavelength of 370 to 450 nm, compared to the average transmittance for light having a wavelength of 300 to 800 nm. That is, the above-mentioned titanium black is a light-shielding agent having a property of providing light-shielding properties to light-shielding flexible particles by sufficiently shielding light having a wavelength in the visible light region, while transmitting light having a wavelength in the vicinity of the ultraviolet region. .
- a liquid crystal dropping method seal according to the present invention 1 can be used by using a material capable of initiating a reaction with light having a wavelength (370 to 450 nm) at which the transmittance of titanium black is increased.
- the photocurability of the agent can be further increased.
- the light shielding agent contained in the soft particles is preferably a highly insulating material, and titanium black is also preferred as the highly insulating light shielding agent.
- the titanium black preferably has an optical density (OD value) per ⁇ m of 3 or more, more preferably 4 or more. The higher the light-shielding property of the titanium black, the better.
- the OD value of the titanium black is not particularly limited, but is usually 5 or less.
- the above-mentioned titanium black exhibits a sufficient effect even if it is not surface-treated, but the surface is treated with an organic component such as a coupling agent, silicon oxide, titanium oxide, germanium oxide, aluminum oxide, oxidized Surface-treated titanium black such as those coated with an inorganic component such as zirconium or magnesium oxide can also be used. Especially, what is processed with the organic component is preferable at the point which can improve insulation more. Further, since the sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method using titanium black as a light shielding agent contained in the flexible particles has sufficient light shielding properties, the obtained liquid crystal display element has high contrast without leaking light. In addition, the image display quality is excellent.
- titanium black examples include 12S, 13M, 13M-C, 13R-N (all manufactured by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation), Tilak D (manufactured by Ako Kasei Co., Ltd.), and the like.
- the preferable lower limit of the specific surface area of the titanium black is 13 m 2 / g, the preferable upper limit is 30 m 2 / g, the more preferable lower limit is 15 m 2 / g, and the more preferable upper limit is 25 m 2 / g.
- the preferred lower limit of the volume resistance of the titanium black is 0.5 ⁇ ⁇ cm, the preferred upper limit is 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm, the more preferred lower limit is 1 ⁇ ⁇ cm, and the more preferred upper limit is 2.5 ⁇ ⁇ cm.
- the preferable lower limit of the primary particle diameter of the light-shielding agent contained in the flexible particles is 50 nm, and the preferable upper limit is 500 nm. If the primary particle size of the light-shielding agent contained in the flexible particles is less than 50 nm, the viscosity and thixo ratio may increase, secondary aggregation may occur, and the dispersibility in the particles may be significantly reduced. is there. When the primary particle diameter of the light-shielding agent contained in the soft particles exceeds 500 nm, the dispersibility in the particles may be reduced, or the particles themselves may be hard and easily broken.
- the more preferable lower limit of the primary particle diameter of the light-shielding agent contained in the flexible particles is 70 nm, and the more preferable upper limit is 300 nm.
- the preferred lower limit of the content of the light-shielding agent contained in the flexible particles is 2% by weight and the preferred upper limit is 30% by weight with respect to the entire light-shielding flexible particles. If the content of the light shielding agent contained in the soft particles is less than 2% by weight, sufficient light shielding properties may not be obtained. If the content of the light-shielding agent contained in the flexible particles exceeds 30% by weight, the particles themselves may be hard and easily cracked. The more preferable lower limit of the content of the light shielding agent contained in the soft particles is 5% by weight, and the more preferable upper limit is 20% by weight.
- the sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method of the present invention 1 is used for production of a liquid crystal display element by a liquid crystal dropping method.
- the light-shielding flexible particles preferably have a maximum particle size of 100% or more of the cell gap of the liquid crystal display element. If the maximum particle size of the light-shielding flexible particles is less than 100% of the cell gap of the liquid crystal display element, seal breakage and liquid crystal contamination may not be sufficiently suppressed.
- the maximum particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible particles is 100% or more of the cell gap of the liquid crystal display element, and more preferably 5 ⁇ m or more. Moreover, the preferable upper limit of the maximum particle diameter of the said light-shielding flexible particle
- the maximum particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible particles exceeds 20 ⁇ m, spring back occurs, and the obtained liquid crystal dropping method sealant is inferior in adhesiveness, or the obtained liquid crystal display element has a gap defect.
- a more preferable upper limit of the maximum particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible particles is 15 ⁇ m.
- the maximum particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible particles is preferably 2.6 times or less of the cell gap. When the maximum particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible particles exceeds 2.6 times the cell gap, a springback occurs, and the resulting liquid crystal dropping method sealant is inferior in adhesiveness, or the obtained liquid crystal display element A gap defect may occur.
- a more preferable upper limit of the maximum particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible particles is 2.2 times the cell gap, and a more preferable upper limit is 1.7 times the cell gap.
- the maximum particle size of the light-shielding flexible particles and the average particle size described later are obtained by measuring the particles before blending with the sealant using a laser diffraction particle size distribution measuring device. Mean value.
- Mastersizer 2000 manufactured by Malvern
- the cell gap of the liquid crystal display element is not limited because it varies depending on the display element, but the cell gap of a general liquid crystal display element is 2 ⁇ m to 10 ⁇ m.
- the content ratio of particles having a particle diameter of 5 ⁇ m or more in the particle size distribution of the light-shielding flexible particles measured by the laser diffraction distribution measuring apparatus is 60% or more by volume frequency. preferable.
- the content ratio of particles having a particle diameter of 5 ⁇ m or more is less than 60% in terms of volume frequency, seal breakage and liquid crystal contamination may not be sufficiently suppressed.
- the content ratio of particles having a particle diameter of 5 ⁇ m or more is more preferably 80% or more.
- the light-shielding flexible particles have a particle size distribution of 70% or more of the cell gap of the liquid crystal display element from the viewpoint of exerting the effect of suppressing the occurrence of seal break and liquid crystal contamination. % Or more, and more preferably composed only of particles having a cell gap of 100% or more of the liquid crystal display element.
- the preferable lower limit of the average particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible particles is 2 ⁇ m, and the preferable upper limit is 15 ⁇ m. If the average particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible particles is less than 2 ⁇ m, the elution of the sealant into the liquid crystal may not be sufficiently prevented. When the average particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible particles exceeds 15 ⁇ m, the obtained liquid crystal dropping method sealing agent may be inferior in adhesion, or the obtained liquid crystal display element may have a gap defect.
- the more preferable lower limit of the average particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible particles is 4 ⁇ m, and the more preferable upper limit is 12 ⁇ m.
- the light-shielding flexible particles two or more kinds of light-shielding flexible particles having different maximum particle diameters may be mixed and used. That is, the light-shielding flexible particles having a maximum particle diameter of less than 100% of the cell gap of the liquid crystal display element and the light-shielding flexible particles having a maximum particle diameter of 100% or more of the cell gap of the liquid crystal display element may be mixed and used. Good.
- the coefficient of variation (hereinafter also referred to as “CV value”) of the light-shielding flexible particles is preferably 30% or less.
- the CV value of the particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible particles is more preferably 28% or less.
- the CV value of the particle diameter is a numerical value obtained by the following formula.
- CV value of particle diameter (%) (standard deviation of particle diameter / average particle diameter) ⁇ 100
- the light-shielding flexible particles are those having a maximum particle diameter, an average particle diameter, or a CV value that are outside the above-described ranges, by classifying, the maximum particle diameter, the average particle diameter, or the CV value is within the above-described range. can do.
- light-shielding flexible particles having a particle diameter of less than 100% of the cell gap of the liquid crystal display element do not contribute to the suppression of the occurrence of seal breaks and liquid crystal contamination, and may increase the thixo value when added to a sealant. Therefore, it is preferable to remove by classification.
- the method for classifying the light-shielding flexible particles include wet classification and dry classification. Of these, wet classification is preferable, and wet sieving classification is more preferable.
- the light-shielding flexible particles have L1 as the compression displacement from the load value for the origin to the reverse load value when the load is applied, and unload from the reverse load value to the load value for the origin when the load is released
- the recovery rate expressed as a percentage of L2 / L1 is 80% or less.
- the recovery rate of the light-shielding flexible particles exceeds 80%, the function of preventing the sealing agent from eluting into the liquid crystal may be lowered.
- a more preferable upper limit of the recovery rate of the light-shielding flexible particles is 70%, and a more preferable upper limit is 60%.
- the recovery rate of the light-shielding flexible particles can be derived by applying a constant load (1 g) to each particle and analyzing the recovery behavior after removing the load using a micro compression tester. it can.
- the light-shielding flexible particles preferably have a 1 g strain expressed as a percentage of L3 / Dn as a percentage of 30% or more when the compression displacement when a load of 1 g is applied is L3 and the particle diameter is Dn. If the 1 g strain of the light-shielding flexible particles is less than 30%, the function of preventing the sealing agent from eluting into the liquid crystal may be lowered. A more preferable lower limit of 1 g strain of the light-shielding flexible particles is 40%.
- the 1 g strain of the light-shielding flexible particles can be measured by applying a 1 g load to each particle using a micro compression tester and measuring the amount of displacement at that time.
- the light-shielding flexible particles preferably have a fracture strain expressed as a percentage of L4 / Dn of 50% or more, where L4 is the compression displacement when the particles are broken and Dn is the particle diameter. If the breaking strain of the light-shielding flexible particles is less than 50%, the function of preventing the sealing agent from eluting into the liquid crystal may be lowered. A more preferable lower limit of the fracture strain of the light-shielding flexible particles is 60%.
- the breaking strain of the light-shielding flexible particles can be measured by applying a load to each particle using a micro compression tester and measuring the amount of displacement at which the particle breaks.
- the compression displacement L4 is calculated as the time when the particle breaks when the amount of displacement increases discontinuously with respect to the applied load. If the deformation does not break even if the load is increased, the fracture strain is considered to be 100% or more.
- the light-shielding flexible particles have a preferable lower limit of the glass transition temperature of ⁇ 200 ° C. and a preferable upper limit of 40 ° C.
- the lower the glass transition temperature of the light-shielding flexible particles is ⁇ 200 ° C. or higher, the better the effect of suppressing seal breakage and liquid crystal contamination.
- the temperature is lower than ⁇ 200 ° C., there is a problem in particle handling. In some cases, the sealing agent is easily crushed during heating, and the sealing agent in the middle of curing comes into contact with the liquid crystal to cause liquid crystal contamination.
- a gap defect may occur.
- a more preferable lower limit of the glass transition temperature of the light-shielding flexible particles is ⁇ 150 ° C., and a more preferable upper limit is 35 ° C.
- the glass transition temperature of the said light-shielding flexible particle shows the value measured by the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) based on "the transition temperature measuring method of plastics" of JISK7121.
- the light-shielding flexible particles preferably have a blackening degree of 10% or less, and more preferably 5% or less.
- the light shielding property of the light-shielding flexible particles is preferably as low as possible, and there is no particular lower limit to the blackness of the light-shielding flexible particles, but it is usually 0.05% or more.
- the degree of blackening of the light-shielding flexible particles can be evaluated by the maximum value of spectral transmittance at all wavelengths in the visible light region of 400 to 700 nm.
- a 1 mm-thick flaky polymer having the same composition as the particles to be evaluated was prepared as a sample for measuring the degree of blackening, and the spectrophotometer was used to measure the spectrophotometer at all wavelengths in the visible light region. It can be obtained by measuring the transmittance.
- the content of the light-shielding flexible particles is preferably 3 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the curable resin, and 70 parts by weight with respect to the preferable upper limit. If the content of the light-shielding flexible particles is less than 3 parts by weight, the sealing agent may not be sufficiently prevented from being eluted into the liquid crystal. When content of the said light-shielding flexible particle
- a more preferred lower limit of the content of the light-shielding flexible particles is 5 parts by weight, a more preferred upper limit is 60 parts by weight, a still more preferred lower limit is 10 parts by weight, and a still more preferred upper limit is 50 parts by weight.
- the sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method of the present invention 1 contains a curable resin.
- the curable resin preferably contains a (meth) acrylic resin. Since the sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method of the present invention 1 can be quickly cured, it contains a (meth) acrylic resin as a curable resin and a radical polymerization initiator described later as a polymerization initiator. It is possible to quickly cure the liquid crystal dropping method sealing agent of the present invention 1 only by heating, and even in a liquid crystal display element with a narrow frame design, the occurrence of liquid crystal contamination can be sufficiently suppressed. Therefore, it is more preferable to contain a (meth) acrylic resin and a thermal radical polymerization initiator described later.
- the curable resin contains an epoxy (meth) acrylate.
- the “(meth) acrylic resin” means a resin having a (meth) acryloyl group
- the “(meth) acryloyl group” means an acryloyl group or a methacryloyl group.
- the “epoxy (meth) acrylate” means a compound obtained by reacting all epoxy groups in the epoxy resin with (meth) acrylic acid.
- Examples of the epoxy resin used as a raw material for synthesizing the epoxy (meth) acrylate include, for example, bisphenol A type epoxy resin, bisphenol F type epoxy resin, bisphenol S type epoxy resin, and 2,2′-diallyl bisphenol A type epoxy resin.
- Hydrogenated bisphenol type epoxy resin propylene oxide added bisphenol A type epoxy resin, resorcinol type epoxy resin, biphenyl type epoxy resin, sulfide type epoxy resin, diphenyl ether type epoxy resin, dicyclopentadiene type epoxy resin, naphthalene type epoxy resin, phenol Novolac epoxy resin, ortho-cresol novolac epoxy resin, dicyclopentadiene novolac epoxy resin, biphenyl novolac epoxy resin, naphtha Emissions phenol novolak type epoxy resin, glycidyl amine type epoxy resin, alkyl polyol type epoxy resin, rubber modified epoxy resin, glycidyl ester compounds, bisphenol A type episulfide resins.
- Examples of commercially available bisphenol A type epoxy resins include jER828EL, jER1001, jER1004 (all manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation), Epicron 850-S (manufactured by DIC Corporation), and the like.
- As what is marketed among the said bisphenol F-type epoxy resins jER806, jER4004 (all are the Mitsubishi Chemical company make) etc. are mentioned, for example.
- As what is marketed among the said bisphenol S-type epoxy resins, Epicron EXA1514 (made by DIC Corporation) etc. are mentioned, for example.
- Examples of commercially available 2,2′-diallylbisphenol A type epoxy resins include RE-810NM (manufactured by Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.).
- Examples of commercially available diphenyl ether type epoxy resins include YSLV-80DE (manufactured by Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd.).
- Examples of commercially available dicyclopentadiene type epoxy resins include EP-4088S (manufactured by ADEKA).
- Examples of commercially available naphthalene type epoxy resins include Epicron HP4032, Epicron EXA-4700 (both manufactured by DIC) and the like.
- Examples of commercially available phenol novolac epoxy resins include Epicron N-770 (manufactured by DIC).
- Examples of the ortho-cresol novolac type epoxy resin that are commercially available include epiclone N-670-EXP-S (manufactured by DIC).
- Examples of commercially available glycidylamine type epoxy resins include jER630 (manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical), Epicron 430 (manufactured by DIC), and TETRAD-X (manufactured by Mitsubishi Gas Chemical).
- Examples of commercially available alkyl polyol type epoxy resins include ZX-1542 (manufactured by Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd.), Epiklon 726 (manufactured by DIC), Epolite 80MFA (manufactured by Kyoeisha Chemical Co., Ltd.), Denacol EX-611. (Manufactured by Nagase ChemteX Corporation).
- Examples of commercially available rubber-modified epoxy resins include YR-450, YR-207 (both manufactured by Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd.), Epolide PB (manufactured by Daicel Corporation), and the like.
- Examples of commercially available glycidyl ester compounds include Denacol EX-147 (manufactured by Nagase ChemteX Corporation).
- Examples of commercially available bisphenol A type episulfide resins include jERYL-7000 (manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation).
- epoxy resins include, for example, YDC-1312, YSLV-80XY, YSLV-90CR (all manufactured by NS Also, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation), EXA-7120 (DIC Corporation), TEPIC (Nissan Chemical Corporation) and the like.
- Examples of commercially available epoxy (meth) acrylates include, for example, EBECRYL860, EBECRYL3200, EBECRYL3201, EBECRYL3412, EBECRYL3600, EBECRYL3700, EBECRYL3701, EBECRYL3702, EBECRYL3703, EBECRY3603 EA-1010, EA-1020, EA-5323, EA-5520, EA-CHD, EMA-1020 (all manufactured by Shin-Nakamura Chemical Co., Ltd.), epoxy ester M-600A, epoxy ester 40EM, epoxy ester 70PA, epoxy Ester 200PA, epoxy ester 80MFA Epoxy ester 3002M, Epoxy ester 3002A, Epoxy ester 1600A, Epoxy ester 3000M, Epoxy ester 3000A, Epoxy ester 200EA, Epoxy ester 400EA (all manufactured by Kyoeisha Chemical Co., Ltd.), Denacol acrylate DA-141, Den
- Examples of other (meth) acrylic resins other than the epoxy (meth) acrylate include ester compounds obtained by reacting a compound having a hydroxyl group with (meth) acrylic acid, and (meth) acrylic acid having a hydroxyl group in isocyanate. Examples thereof include urethane (meth) acrylate obtained by reacting a derivative.
- examples of monofunctional compounds include 2-hydroxyethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl (meth) acrylate, 4 -Hydroxybutyl (meth) acrylate, 2-hydroxybutyl (meth) acrylate, isobutyl (meth) acrylate, t-butyl (meth) acrylate, isooctyl (meth) acrylate, lauryl (meth) acrylate, stearyl (meth) acrylate, isobornyl (Meth) acrylate, cyclohexyl (meth) acrylate, 2-methoxyethyl (meth) acrylate, methoxyethylene glycol (meth) acrylate, 2-ethoxyethyl (meth) acrylate, tetrahydroph Furyl (meth) acrylate, benzyl (
- bifunctional ester compound examples include 1,4-butanediol di (meth) acrylate, 1,3-butanediol di (meth) acrylate, 1,6-hexanediol di (meth) acrylate, 1,9-nonanediol di (meth) acrylate, 1,10-decanediol di (meth) acrylate, 2-n-butyl-2-ethyl-1,3-propanediol di (meth) acrylate, dipropylene glycol di (Meth) acrylate, tripropylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, polypropylene glycol (meth) acrylate, ethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, diethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, tetraethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, polyethylene glycol di (me ) Acrylate, propylene oxide-added bisphenol A di (meth) acrylate
- ester compound having three or more functional groups examples include pentaerythritol tri (meth) acrylate, trimethylolpropane tri (meth) acrylate, propylene oxide-added trimethylolpropane tri (meth) acrylate, and ethylene oxide-added trimethylolpropane tri.
- the urethane (meth) acrylate is obtained, for example, by reacting 2 equivalents of a (meth) acrylic acid derivative having a hydroxyl group with 1 equivalent of a compound having two isocyanate groups in the presence of a catalytic amount of a tin-based compound. Can do.
- Examples of the isocyanate used as a raw material for the urethane (meth) acrylate include isophorone diisocyanate, 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate, 2,6-tolylene diisocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate, trimethylhexamethylene diisocyanate, and diphenylmethane-4,4 ′.
- MDI Diisocyanate
- polymeric MDI polymeric MDI
- 1,5-naphthalene diisocyanate norbornane diisocyanate
- tolidine diisocyanate xylylene diisocyanate (XDI)
- hydrogenated XDI lysine diisocyanate
- triphenylmethane triisocyanate tris (isocyanate) Phenyl) thiophosphate
- tetramethylxylene diisocyanate 1,6,10-undecane triisocyanate Doors and the like.
- isocyanate examples include, for example, a reaction between a polyol such as ethylene glycol, glycerin, sorbitol, trimethylolpropane, (poly) propylene glycol, carbonate diol, polyether diol, polyester diol, polycaprolactone diol and excess isocyanate.
- a polyol such as ethylene glycol, glycerin, sorbitol, trimethylolpropane, (poly) propylene glycol, carbonate diol, polyether diol, polyester diol, polycaprolactone diol and excess isocyanate.
- a polyol such as ethylene glycol, glycerin, sorbitol, trimethylolpropane, (poly) propylene glycol, carbonate diol, polyether diol, polyester diol, polycaprolactone diol and excess isocyanate.
- the resulting chain-extended isocyanate compound
- Examples of the (meth) acrylic acid derivative having a hydroxyl group, which is a raw material of the urethane (meth) acrylate include 2-hydroxyethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl (meth) acrylate, and 4-hydroxybutyl (meth).
- acrylate and 2-hydroxybutyl (meth) acrylate and dihydric alcohols such as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,3-butanediol, 1,4-butanediol, and polyethylene glycol Epoxy (meth) acrylates such as mono (meth) acrylate or di (meth) acrylate of trivalent alcohols such as mono (meth) acrylate, trimethylolethane, trimethylolpropane and glycerin, and bisphenol A type epoxy acrylate Etc.
- dihydric alcohols such as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,3-butanediol, 1,4-butanediol
- Epoxy (meth) acrylates such as mono (meth) acrylate or di (meth) acrylate of trivalent alcohols such as mono (meth) acrylate, trimethylolethane
- Examples of commercially available urethane (meth) acrylates include M-1100, M-1200, M-1210, M-1600 (all manufactured by Toagosei Co., Ltd.), EBECRYL230, EBECRYL270, EBECRYL4858, EBECRYL8402, EBECRYL8804, EBECRYL8803, EBECRYL8807, EBECRYL9260, EBECRYL1290, EBECRYL5129, EBECRYL4842, EBECRYL210, EBECRYL4827, EBECRYL6700, EBECRYL6700, EBECRYL6700, EBECRYL6700, EBECRYL6700 , Art resin N-1255, Art Resin UN-330, Art Resin UN-3320HB, Art Resin UN-1200TPK, Art Resin SH-500B (all manufactured by Negami Industrial Co., Ltd.), U-122P, U-108A, U-340P,
- the (meth) acrylic resin preferably has a hydrogen-bonding unit such as —OH group, —NH— group, —NH 2 group, etc. from the viewpoint of suppressing adverse effects on the liquid crystal.
- the (meth) acrylic resin preferably has 2 to 3 (meth) acryloyl groups in the molecule because of its high reactivity.
- the said curable resin may contain an epoxy resin further in order to improve the adhesiveness of the sealing compound for liquid crystal dropping methods obtained.
- said epoxy resin the epoxy resin used as the raw material for synthesize
- the partial (meth) acryl-modified epoxy resin means a resin having one or more epoxy groups and (meth) acryloyl groups in one molecule, for example, two or more epoxy groups. It can be obtained by reacting a part of the epoxy group of the resin having a methacrylic acid with (meth) acrylic acid.
- Examples of commercially available partial (meth) acrylic-modified epoxy resins include UVACURE 1561 (manufactured by Daicel Ornex).
- a preferable upper limit of the ratio of the epoxy group to the total amount of the (meth) acryloyl group and the epoxy group in the entire curable resin is 50 mol%.
- the ratio of the epoxy group exceeds 50 mol%, the resulting liquid crystal dropping method sealing agent is highly soluble in liquid crystals, causing liquid crystal contamination, and the resulting liquid crystal display element may be inferior in display performance. is there.
- a more preferable upper limit of the ratio of the epoxy group is 20 mol%.
- the sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method of the present invention 1 contains a polymerization initiator and / or a thermosetting agent. Especially, it is preferable to contain a radical polymerization initiator as a polymerization initiator. Springback is influenced not only by the maximum particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible particles but also by the curing rate of the sealant. Since the radical polymerization initiator can significantly increase the curing rate as compared with the thermosetting agent, the use of the radical polymerization initiator in combination with the light-shielding flexible particles generates springback that is likely to occur due to the light-shielding flexible particles. It is possible to further improve the effect of suppressing the above.
- the radical polymerization initiator examples include a thermal radical polymerization initiator that generates radicals by heating, a photo radical polymerization initiator that generates radicals by light irradiation, and the like.
- the radical polymerization initiator has a much faster curing rate than the thermosetting agent. Therefore, by using the radical polymerization initiator, the occurrence of seal breaks and liquid crystal contamination is suppressed, and the light shielding is performed. The spring back that is easily generated by the flexible particles can be suppressed.
- the sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping methods obtained can be hardened
- thermal radical polymerization initiator what consists of an azo compound, an organic peroxide, etc. is mentioned, for example.
- a polymer azo initiator composed of a polymer azo compound is preferable.
- the polymer azo initiator means a compound having an azo group and generating a radical capable of curing a (meth) acryloyloxy group by heat and having a number average molecular weight of 300 or more. .
- the preferable lower limit of the number average molecular weight of the polymeric azo initiator is 1000, and the preferable upper limit is 300,000.
- the number average molecular weight of the polymer azo initiator is less than 1000, the polymer azo initiator may adversely affect the liquid crystal.
- the number average molecular weight of the polymeric azo initiator exceeds 300,000, mixing with the curable resin may be difficult.
- the more preferable lower limit of the number average molecular weight of the polymeric azo initiator is 5000, the more preferable upper limit is 100,000, the still more preferable lower limit is 10,000, and the still more preferable upper limit is 90,000.
- the said number average molecular weight is a value calculated
- GPC gel permeation chromatography
- Examples of the column for measuring the number average molecular weight in terms of polystyrene by GPC include Shodex LF-804 (manufactured by Showa Denko KK).
- polymer azo initiator examples include those having a structure in which a plurality of units such as polyalkylene oxide and polydimethylsiloxane are bonded via an azo group.
- polymer azo initiator having a structure in which a plurality of units such as polyalkylene oxide are bonded via the azo group those having a polyethylene oxide structure are preferable.
- Examples of such a polymer azo initiator include polycondensates of 4,4′-azobis (4-cyanopentanoic acid) and polyalkylene glycol, and 4,4′-azobis (4-cyanopentanoic acid) Examples thereof include polycondensates of polydimethylsiloxane having a terminal amino group, such as VPE-0201, VPE-0401, VPE-0601, VPS-0501, VPS-1001 (all of which are Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.) Manufactured) and the like.
- organic peroxide examples include ketone peroxide, peroxyketal, hydroperoxide, dialkyl peroxide, peroxyester, diacyl peroxide, and peroxydicarbonate.
- photo radical polymerization initiator examples include benzophenone compounds, acetophenone compounds, acylphosphine oxide compounds, titanocene compounds, oxime ester compounds, benzoin ether compounds, thioxanthones, and the like.
- photo radical polymerization initiators examples include IRGACURE 184, IRGACURE 369, IRGACURE 379, IRGACURE 651, IRGACURE 819, IRGACURE 2959, IRGACUREO XE01, DAROCUR TPO (all from BASF Methyl, BASO Methyl manufactured by BASF Corp. Examples include benzoin ethyl ether and benzoin isopropyl ether (all of which are manufactured by Tokyo Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.).
- a cationic polymerization initiator can also be used as the polymerization initiator.
- a photocationic polymerization initiator can be suitably used.
- the cationic photopolymerization initiator is not particularly limited as long as it generates a protonic acid or a Lewis acid by light irradiation, and may be of an ionic photoacid generation type or a nonionic photoacid generation type. It may be.
- photocationic polymerization initiator examples include onium salts such as aromatic diazonium salts, aromatic halonium salts, and aromatic sulfonium salts, organometallic complexes such as iron-allene complexes, titanocene complexes, and arylsilanol-aluminum complexes. Is mentioned.
- photocationic polymerization initiators examples include Adekaoptomer SP-150 and Adekaoptomer SP-170 (both manufactured by ADEKA).
- the content of the polymerization initiator is preferably 0.1 parts by weight and preferably 30 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the curable resin. If the content of the polymerization initiator is less than 0.1 parts by weight, the obtained sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method may not be sufficiently cured. When content of the said polymerization initiator exceeds 30 weight part, the storage stability of the sealing compound for liquid crystal dropping methods obtained may fall.
- a more preferable lower limit of the content of the polymerization initiator is 1 part by weight, a more preferable upper limit is 10 parts by weight, and a still more preferable upper limit is 5 parts by weight.
- thermosetting agent examples include organic acid hydrazides, imidazole derivatives, amine compounds, polyhydric phenol compounds, acid anhydrides, and the like. Among these, solid organic acid hydrazide is preferably used.
- Examples of the solid organic acid hydrazide include 1,3-bis (hydrazinocarboethyl) -5-isopropylhydantoin, sebacic acid dihydrazide, isophthalic acid dihydrazide, adipic acid dihydrazide, malonic acid dihydrazide, and the like.
- Examples thereof include Amicure VDH, Amicure UDH (all manufactured by Ajinomoto Fine Techno Co., Ltd.), SDH, IDH, ADH (all manufactured by Otsuka Chemical Co., Ltd.), MDH (manufactured by Nippon Finechem Co., Ltd.), and the like.
- the content of the thermosetting agent is preferably 1 part by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the curable resin, and 50 parts by weight with respect to the preferable upper limit.
- the content of the thermosetting agent is less than 1 part by weight, the resulting sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method may not be sufficiently cured.
- content of the said thermosetting agent exceeds 50 weight part, the viscosity of the sealing compound for liquid crystal dropping methods obtained will become high too much, and applicability
- the upper limit with more preferable content of the said thermosetting agent is 30 weight part.
- the sealing compound for liquid crystal dropping method of this invention 1 contains a hardening accelerator.
- the sealing agent can be sufficiently cured without heating at a high temperature.
- Examples of the curing accelerator include polyvalent carboxylic acids having an isocyanuric ring skeleton and epoxy resin amine adducts. Specific examples include tris (2-carboxymethyl) isocyanurate, tris (2-carboxyl). And ethyl) isocyanurate, tris (3-carboxypropyl) isocyanurate, and bis (2-carboxyethyl) isocyanurate.
- the content of the curing accelerator is preferably 0.1 parts by weight and preferably 10 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the curable resin. If the content of the curing accelerator is less than 0.1 parts by weight, the resulting liquid crystal dropping method sealing agent may not be sufficiently cured, or heating at a high temperature may be required for curing. is there. When content of the said hardening accelerator exceeds 10 weight part, the sealing compound for liquid crystal dropping methods obtained may become inferior to adhesiveness.
- the sealing agent for the liquid crystal dropping method of the present invention 1 preferably contains a filler for the purpose of improving the viscosity, improving the adhesion due to the stress dispersion effect, improving the linear expansion coefficient, improving the moisture resistance of the cured product, and the like. .
- the filler examples include talc, asbestos, silica, diatomaceous earth, smectite, bentonite, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, alumina, montmorillonite, zinc oxide, iron oxide, magnesium oxide, tin oxide, titanium oxide, magnesium hydroxide, water Inorganic fillers such as aluminum oxide, glass beads, silicon nitride, barium sulfate, gypsum, calcium silicate, sericite activated clay, aluminum nitride, polyester fine particles, polyurethane fine particles, vinyl polymer fine particles, acrylic polymer fine particles, core shell acrylate Examples thereof include organic fillers such as polymer fine particles. These fillers may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- the content of the filler is preferably 5% by weight and preferably 70% by weight with respect to the whole sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method.
- the content of the filler is less than 5% by weight, effects such as improvement in adhesiveness may not be sufficiently exhibited.
- content of the said filler exceeds 70 weight%, the viscosity of the sealing compound for liquid crystal dropping methods obtained will become high, and applicability
- a more preferable lower limit of the content of the filler is 10% by weight, and a more preferable upper limit is 50% by weight.
- the sealing compound for liquid crystal dropping method of this invention 1 contains a silane coupling agent.
- the silane coupling agent mainly has a role as an adhesion assistant for favorably bonding the sealing agent and the substrate.
- silane coupling agent since it is excellent in the effect which improves adhesiveness with a board
- -Phenyl-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-isocyanatopropyltrimethoxysilane, etc. are preferably used .
- These silane coupling agents may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- the content of the silane coupling agent is such that the preferred lower limit is 0.1% by weight and the preferred upper limit is 20% by weight with respect to the entire liquid crystal dropping method sealing agent. If the content of the silane coupling agent is less than 0.1% by weight, the effect of blending the silane coupling agent may not be sufficiently exhibited. When content of the said silane coupling agent exceeds 20 weight%, the sealing compound for liquid crystal dropping methods obtained may contaminate a liquid crystal.
- the more preferable lower limit of the content of the silane coupling agent is 0.5% by weight, and the more preferable upper limit is 10% by weight.
- the sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method of the present invention 1 may further contain a light-shielding agent that is not contained in the flexible particles.
- a light-shielding agent the same light-shielding agent as that contained in the soft particles described above can be used.
- the content of the light-shielding agent is preferably 5% by weight and preferably 80% by weight with respect to the whole liquid crystal dropping method sealing agent. If the content of the light shielding agent is less than 5% by weight, sufficient light shielding properties may not be obtained. If the content of the light-shielding agent exceeds 80% by weight, the adhesion of the obtained sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method to the substrate and the strength after curing may be lowered, or the drawing property may be lowered.
- the more preferable lower limit of the content of the light-shielding agent is 10% by weight, the more preferable upper limit is 70% by weight, the still more preferable lower limit is 30% by weight, and the still more preferable upper limit is 60% by weight.
- the sealing agent for the liquid crystal dropping method of the present invention 1 further includes a reactive diluent for adjusting the viscosity, a spacer such as polymer beads for adjusting the panel gap, an antifoaming agent, a leveling agent, and a polymerization prohibition, if necessary.
- An additive such as an agent and other coupling agents may be contained.
- the method for producing the sealing agent for the liquid crystal dropping method of the present invention 1 is not particularly limited.
- a mixer such as a homodisper, a homomixer, a universal mixer, a planetary mixer, a kneader, or a three roll.
- examples thereof include a method of mixing a resin, a polymerization initiator and / or a thermosetting agent, light-shielding flexible particles, and an additive such as a silane coupling agent added as necessary.
- the preferred lower limit of the viscosity measured at 25 ° C. and 1 rpm using an E-type viscometer is 50,000 Pa ⁇ s
- the preferred upper limit is 500,000 Pa ⁇ s.
- a more preferable upper limit of the viscosity is 400,000 Pa ⁇ s.
- the sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method of the present invention 1 preferably has an OD value of 2 or more, more preferably 3 or more. The higher the light-shielding property of the sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method of the present invention 1, the better.
- the OD value of the sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method of the present invention 1 is not particularly preferred, but it is usually 6 or less.
- a vertical conduction material can be manufactured by mix
- FIG. Such a vertical conduction material containing the sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method of the present invention 1 and conductive fine particles is also one aspect of the present invention.
- electroconductive fine particles what formed the conductive metal layer on the surface of a metal ball
- the one in which the conductive metal layer is formed on the surface of the resin fine particles is preferable because the conductive connection is possible without damaging the transparent substrate due to the excellent elasticity of the resin fine particles.
- the liquid crystal display element using the sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method of the present invention 1 or the vertical conduction material of the present invention is also one aspect of the present invention.
- liquid crystal display element of the present invention for example, two transparent substrates such as a glass substrate with electrodes such as an ITO thin film and a polyethylene terephthalate substrate are prepared, and one of them is a seal for the liquid crystal dropping method of the present invention 1
- the step of forming a rectangular seal pattern by screen printing, dispenser application, etc., the liquid crystal dropping method sealing agent of the present invention 1 is dropped on the entire surface of the transparent substrate with the liquid crystal drop method uncured
- the method include a step of applying and immediately superimposing the other substrate, and a step of heating and curing the sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method of the first aspect of the present invention.
- irradiating light such as an ultraviolet-ray
- the light-shielding flexible silicone particle of the present invention 2 comprises a silicone-based particle containing a light-shielding agent.
- the light-shielding flexible silicone particles of the present invention 2 can be suitably used as the light-shielding flexible particles contained in the sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method of the present invention 1. That is, the present inventor blends the light-shielding flexible silicone particles into the sealing agent, so that when the substrate of the liquid crystal display element is bonded, the light-shielding flexible silicone particles are mixed with other sealing agent components and liquid crystals. It has been found that the sealing agent can be prevented from eluting into the liquid crystal, and light leakage of the liquid crystal display element can be prevented, and the present invention 2 has been completed.
- Examples of the method of adding a light-shielding agent to the silicone-based particles include, for example, by dispersing a colorant such as a pigment or a dye as the light-shielding agent in the silicone particle raw material at the production stage of the silicone-based particles.
- a method of containing a colorant in the system particles, a method of coating the surface of the silicone particles with a colorant after producing silicone particles that do not have light shielding properties, and a method of preparing silicone particles that do not have light shielding properties For example, a method of causing the silicone-based particles to absorb a colorant is used.
- the silicone-based particles are preferably a silicone cured product having a diorganosiloxane unit represented by the following formula (1) as a repeating unit and having rubber elasticity.
- R 1 represents an alkyl group such as a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group or a butyl group, an aryl group such as a phenyl group or a tolyl group, an alkenyl group such as a vinyl group or an allyl group, ⁇ -Aralkyl groups such as phenylethyl group and ⁇ -phenylpropyl group, hydrocarbon groups in which some or all of the hydrogen atoms of these hydrocarbon groups are substituted with halogen atoms such as chlorine and fluorine, epoxy groups, amino groups Reactive group-containing organic groups such as a mercapto group, an acryloxy group, and a methacryloxy group.
- a is preferably from 5 to 5000, more preferably from 10 to 1000.
- the curing mechanism of the silicone particles includes a condensation reaction between a methoxysilyl group ( ⁇ SiOCH 3 ) and a hydroxysilyl group ( ⁇ SiOH), a mercaptosilyl group ( ⁇ SiSH) and a vinylsilyl group ( ⁇ SiCH ⁇ CH 2 ) Radical reaction or addition reaction of vinylsilyl group ( ⁇ SiCH ⁇ CH 2 ) and ⁇ SiH group, etc., but from the point of reactivity and reaction process, it is based on (hydrosilylation) addition reaction It is preferable.
- composition in which (a) a vinyl group-containing organopolysiloxane and (b) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane are subjected to an addition reaction in the presence of (c) a platinum-based catalyst.
- component (a) include compounds represented by the following formula (2).
- R 1 is the same as R 1 in the formula (1) is preferably one having no aliphatic unsaturated bond.
- organohydrogenpolysiloxane of the component (b) examples include compounds represented by the following formula (3).
- R 2 is an unsubstituted or substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group bonded to a silicon atom usually having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 12 carbon atoms, excluding an aliphatic unsaturated bond.
- the unsubstituted or substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group in R 2 include a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an isopropyl group, a butyl group, an isobutyl group, a tert-butyl group, a pentyl group, and a neopentyl group.
- Alkyl groups such as hexyl group, cyclohexyl group, octyl group, nonyl group, decyl group, aryl groups such as phenyl group, tolyl group, xylyl group, naphthyl group, benzyl group, phenylethyl group, phenylpropyl group, etc.
- the unsubstituted or substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group for R 2 is preferably an alkyl group or an aryl group, and more preferably a methyl group or a phenyl group.
- F is 0.7 to 2.1, g is 0.001 to 1.0, and f + g is a positive number satisfying 0.8 to 3.0.
- f is 1.0. -2.0, g is 0.01-1.0, and f + g is 1.5-2.5.
- Specific examples of such component (b) include compounds represented by the following formula (4).
- R 1 are similar to R 1 in the formula (1) is preferably one having no aliphatic unsaturated bond.
- m is 0 or 1
- n is 2 or 3
- m + n 3
- p is 0 or a positive number
- q is 0 or a positive number
- platinum-based catalyst is a catalyst that causes an addition reaction between a vinyl group bonded to a silicon atom in the component (a) and a hydrogen atom (SiH group) bonded to a silicon atom in the component (b).
- a vinyl group bonded to a silicon atom in the component (a)
- a hydrogen atom SiH group
- platinum-supported carbon or silica chloroplatinic acid, platinum-olefin complex, platinum-alcohol complex, platinum-phosphorus complex, platinum coordination compound and the like can be mentioned.
- the components (a) and (b) may be reacted in the presence of the component (c) and cured.
- the method of hardening (a) component and (b) component in high temperature spray drying, the method of hardening in an organic solvent, the method of hardening after making this into an emulsion, etc. are mentioned.
- the surface of the silicone particles may be coated with a polyorganosilsesquioxane resin as necessary.
- the light-shielding flexible silicone particles are obtained by dispersing a colorant such as a pigment or a dye as the light-shielding agent in the raw material of the silicone-based particles, thereby including a colorant in the silicone-based particles.
- a colorant such as a pigment or a dye is dispersed or dissolved in advance in the above components (a) to (c), and then a curing reaction is performed to obtain silicone particles having light shielding properties.
- a surfactant or a dispersant having an affinity for both the silicone component and the colorant.
- the light-shielding flexible silicone particles include a method in which a silicone-based particle having no light-shielding property is prepared and then a surface of the silicone-based particle is coated with a colorant, or a silicone having no light-shielding property. It can also be produced by a method in which a colorant is absorbed by the silicone-based particles after the particles are produced.
- the light-shielding property is imparted by dispersing the silicone-based particles having no light-shielding property in a medium in which the colorant is dissolved and stirring for a predetermined time to fix the colorant to the silicone-based particles.
- light shielding properties can be imparted by fixing a colorant on the surface of the silicone-based particles having no light shielding properties using a compounding device such as a hybridizer or a theta composer. Further, a method of adsorbing a polymerizable colorant on the surface of the silicone-based particles that do not have light shielding properties may be used. That is, light-shielding properties can be imparted by precipitating a polymer having a skeleton or a functional group that absorbs light of a specific wavelength on the surface of silicone-based particles that do not have light-shielding properties.
- the polymer as a raw material for the polymer is subjected to emulsion polymerization, soap-free polymerization, dispersion polymerization, or the like, thereby forming the polymer on the surface of the silicone-based particles.
- the polymer deposited on the surface of the silicone particles include polymers obtained by polymerizing acetylene and derivatives thereof, aniline and derivatives thereof, furan and derivatives thereof, pyrrole and derivatives thereof, thiophene and derivatives thereof, and the like.
- the polypyrrole which is excellent in black expression property is preferable.
- silicone particles can also be used as the silicone particles having no light-shielding property.
- examples of the commercially available silicone-based particles include KMP-594, KMP-597, KMP-598, KMP-600, KMP-601, KMP-602 (manufactured by Shin-Etsu Silicone), Trefil E-506S, EP- 9215 (manufactured by Toray Dow Corning Co., Ltd.), etc., can be classified and used.
- grains which do not have light-shielding property may be used independently, and 2 or more types may be used together.
- Examples of the light-shielding agent contained in the silicone particles include iron oxide, titanium black, aniline black, cyanine black, fullerene, carbon black, and resin-coated carbon black. Of these, titanium black is preferable.
- Titanium black is a substance having a higher transmittance in the vicinity of the ultraviolet region, particularly for light having a wavelength of 370 to 450 nm, compared to the average transmittance for light having a wavelength of 300 to 800 nm. That is, the above-mentioned titanium black is a light-shielding agent having a property of providing light-shielding properties to the light-shielding flexible silicone particles by sufficiently shielding light having a wavelength in the visible light region, while transmitting light having a wavelength in the vicinity of the ultraviolet region. is there.
- the light shielding agent contained in the silicone particles is preferably a highly insulating material, and titanium black is also suitable as the highly insulating light shielding agent.
- the titanium black preferably has an optical density (OD value) per ⁇ m of 3 or more, more preferably 4 or more. The higher the light-shielding property of the titanium black, the better.
- the OD value of the titanium black is not particularly limited, but is usually 5 or less.
- the above-mentioned titanium black exhibits a sufficient effect even if it is not surface-treated, but the surface is treated with an organic component such as a coupling agent, silicon oxide, titanium oxide, germanium oxide, aluminum oxide, oxidized Surface-treated titanium black such as those coated with an inorganic component such as zirconium or magnesium oxide can also be used. Especially, what is processed with the organic component is preferable at the point which can improve insulation more. Further, when light-shielding flexible silicone particles containing titanium black as a light-shielding agent in the silicone-based particles are used, for example, in a liquid crystal dropping method sealing agent, the liquid crystal dropping method sealing agent has a sufficient light-shielding property. The obtained liquid crystal display element has high contrast without leaking light, and has excellent image display quality.
- titanium black examples include 12S, 13M, 13M-C, 13R-N (all manufactured by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation), Tilak D (manufactured by Ako Kasei Co., Ltd.), and the like.
- the preferable lower limit of the specific surface area of the titanium black is 13 m 2 / g, the preferable upper limit is 30 m 2 / g, the more preferable lower limit is 15 m 2 / g, and the more preferable upper limit is 25 m 2 / g.
- the preferred lower limit of the volume resistance of the titanium black is 0.5 ⁇ ⁇ cm, the preferred upper limit is 3 ⁇ ⁇ cm, the more preferred lower limit is 1 ⁇ ⁇ cm, and the more preferred upper limit is 2.5 ⁇ ⁇ cm.
- the preferable lower limit of the primary particle diameter of the light shielding agent contained in the silicone-based particles is 50 nm, and the preferable upper limit is 500 nm.
- the primary particle diameter of the light-shielding agent contained in the silicone-based particles is less than 50 nm, secondary aggregation may be intense and dispersibility in the silicone particles may be significantly reduced.
- the primary particle diameter of the light-shielding agent contained in the silicone-based particles exceeds 500 nm, the silicone particles may be hard and easily broken.
- the more preferable lower limit of the primary particle diameter of the light shielding agent contained in the silicone-based particles is 70 nm, and the more preferable upper limit is 300 nm.
- the preferable lower limit of the content of the light-shielding agent contained in the silicone-based particles is 2% by weight and the preferable upper limit is 30% by weight with respect to the entire light-shielding flexible silicone particles. If the content of the light shielding agent contained in the silicone-based particles is less than 2% by weight, sufficient light shielding properties may not be obtained. When the content of the light-shielding agent contained in the silicone-based particles exceeds 30% by weight, the silicone particles may be hard and easily cracked. The more preferable lower limit of the content of the light shielding agent contained in the silicone-based particles is 5% by weight, and the more preferable upper limit is 20% by weight.
- the maximum particle size is preferably 100% or more of the cell gap of the liquid crystal display element. If the maximum particle size of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is less than 100% of the cell gap of the liquid crystal display element, seal breakage and liquid crystal contamination may not be sufficiently suppressed.
- the maximum particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is 100% or more of the cell gap of the liquid crystal display element, and more preferably 5 ⁇ m or more.
- grain is 20 micrometers.
- the maximum particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles exceeds 20 ⁇ m, when used in a sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method, a springback occurs, and the obtained sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method may have poor adhesion. In some cases, a gap defect may occur in the obtained liquid crystal display element.
- a more preferable upper limit of the maximum particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is 15 ⁇ m. Further, the maximum particle size of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is preferably 2.6 times or less of the cell gap.
- the maximum particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles exceeds 2.6 times the cell gap, a spring back is caused when used as a sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method, and the resulting sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method is adhesive. Or a gap defect may occur in the obtained liquid crystal display element.
- a more preferable upper limit of the maximum particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is 2.2 times the cell gap, and a more preferable upper limit is 1.7 times the cell gap.
- the maximum particle size of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles and the average particle size described later are measured using a laser diffraction particle size distribution measuring device for the particles before blending with the sealant. Means the value obtained.
- the cell gap of the liquid crystal display element is not limited because it varies depending on the display element, but the cell gap of a general liquid crystal display element is 2 ⁇ m to 10 ⁇ m.
- the content ratio of particles having a particle diameter of 5 ⁇ m or more in the particle size distribution of the light-shielding flexible silicone particles measured by the laser diffraction type distribution measuring apparatus is 60% or more by volume frequency. It is preferable that When the content ratio of particles having a particle diameter of 5 ⁇ m or more is less than 60% by volume frequency, seal breakage or liquid crystal contamination may not be sufficiently suppressed when used as a sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method. .
- the content ratio of particles having a particle diameter of 5 ⁇ m or more is more preferably 80% or more.
- the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particle is a particle having a cell gap of 100% or more of a liquid crystal display element from the viewpoint of more effectively suppressing the occurrence of seal breakage or liquid crystal contamination when used as a sealing agent for a liquid crystal dropping method. Is preferably contained in an amount of 70% or more of the particle size distribution in the whole light-shielding flexible silicone-based particle, and more preferably composed only of particles of 100% or more of the cell gap of the liquid crystal display element.
- the preferable lower limit of the average particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is 2 ⁇ m, and the preferable upper limit is 50 ⁇ m.
- the average particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is less than 2 ⁇ m, elution of the sealing agent into the liquid crystal may not be sufficiently prevented when used as a sealing agent for a liquid crystal dropping method.
- the average particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles exceeds 50 ⁇ m, the resulting liquid crystal dropping method sealant is inferior in adhesiveness when used in a liquid crystal dropping method sealant, or the liquid crystal obtained A gap defect may occur in the display element.
- the more preferable lower limit of the average particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is 4 ⁇ m, the more preferable upper limit is 15 ⁇ m, and the still more preferable upper limit is 12 ⁇ m.
- the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles two or more types of light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles having different maximum particle diameters may be mixed and used. That is, when used for a sealing agent for a liquid crystal dropping method, the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles having a maximum particle diameter of less than 100% of the cell gap of the liquid crystal display element and the maximum particle diameter of 100% or more of the cell gap of the liquid crystal display element. You may mix and use light-shielding flexible silicone type particle
- the coefficient of variation (hereinafter also referred to as “CV value”) of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is preferably 30% or less.
- CV value of the particle size of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles exceeds 30%, a cell gap defect may be caused when used for a sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method.
- the CV value of the particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is more preferably 28% or less.
- the CV value of the particle diameter is a numerical value obtained by the following formula.
- CV value of particle diameter (%) (standard deviation of particle diameter / average particle diameter) ⁇ 100
- the maximum particle diameter, the average particle diameter, or the CV value is within the above-described range by classification. Can be inside.
- the light-shielding flexible silicone particles having a particle diameter of less than 100% of the cell gap of the liquid crystal display element do not contribute to the suppression of the occurrence of seal breaks and liquid crystal contamination.
- the thixo value may be increased, so that it is preferably removed by classification.
- the method for classifying the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles include methods such as wet classification and dry classification. Of these, wet classification is preferable, and wet sieving classification is more preferable.
- the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles have a compression displacement from the origin load value when applying a load to the inversion load value as L1, and from the inversion load value when releasing the load to the origin load value.
- the recovery rate expressed as a percentage of L2 / L1 is 80% or less. If the recovery rate of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles exceeds 80%, the function of preventing the sealing agent from eluting into the liquid crystal may be reduced when used as a sealing agent for a liquid crystal dropping method. .
- a more preferable upper limit of the recovery rate of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is 70%, and a more preferable upper limit is 60%.
- the recovery rate of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is derived by applying a constant load (1 g) to each particle using a micro compression tester and analyzing the recovery behavior after removing the load. be able to.
- the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles preferably have a 1 g strain of 30% or more when L3 / Dn is expressed as a percentage when the compression displacement when a load of 1 g is applied is L3 and the particle diameter is Dn. . If the 1 g strain of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is less than 30%, the function of preventing the sealing agent from eluting into the liquid crystal may be reduced when used as a sealing agent for the liquid crystal dropping method. is there. A more preferable lower limit of 1 g strain of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is 40%. In addition, 1g distortion of the said light-shielding flexible silicone type particle
- the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles preferably have a fracture strain expressed as a percentage of L4 / Dn of 50% or more when the compression displacement at the time when the particles are broken is L4 and the particle diameter is Dn.
- a fracture strain of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is less than 50%, the function of preventing the sealing agent from eluting into the liquid crystal may be reduced when used as a sealing agent for a liquid crystal dropping method. is there.
- a more preferable lower limit of the fracture strain of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particle is 60%.
- the breaking strain of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles can be measured by applying a load to each particle using a micro compression tester and measuring the amount of displacement at which the particle breaks.
- the compression displacement L4 is calculated as the time when the particle breaks when the amount of displacement increases discontinuously with respect to the applied load. If the deformation does not break even if the load is increased, the fracture strain is considered to be 100% or more.
- the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles have a preferable lower limit of the glass transition temperature of ⁇ 200 ° C. and a preferable upper limit of 40 ° C.
- the lower the glass transition temperature of the light-shielding flexible silicone particles is ⁇ 200 ° C. or higher, the better the effect of suppressing seal break and liquid crystal contamination.
- the temperature is lower than ⁇ 200 ° C., there is a problem in handling the particles. In some cases, the sealing agent is easily crushed during heating, and the sealing agent in the middle of curing comes into contact with the liquid crystal to cause liquid crystal contamination.
- a gap defect may occur.
- a more preferable lower limit of the glass transition temperature of the light-shielding flexible particles is ⁇ 150 ° C., and a more preferable upper limit is 35 ° C.
- grain shows the value measured by the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) based on "the plastics transition temperature measuring method" of JISK7121.
- the sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping methods which is excellent in adhesiveness, hardly causes liquid crystal contamination, and can prevent the light leakage of a liquid crystal display element can be provided.
- the vertical conduction material and liquid crystal display element which are manufactured using this sealing compound for liquid crystal dropping methods can be provided.
- light-shielding flexible silicone particles can be provided.
- this emulsion was transferred to a glass flask equipped with a stirrer with a vertical stirring blade, and stirred at room temperature (25 ° C.) with 1 g of a chloroplatinic acid-olefin complex toluene solution (platinum content 0.05%) and poly.
- a chloroplatinic acid-olefin complex toluene solution platinum content 0.05%) and poly.
- a dispersion hereinafter also referred to as “silicone rubber spherical fine particle aqueous dispersion-1” was obtained.
- a 3 liter glass flask was charged with 2290 g of water, 580 g of silicone rubber spherical fine particle aqueous dispersion-1 and 60 g of ammonia water (concentration 28% by weight), water temperature was 10 ° C., and the blade temperature was 200 rpm. Stirring was performed with a mold stirring blade. The pH of the liquid at this time was 11.2, but 65 g of methyltrimethoxysilane was dropped into this liquid over 20 minutes, and the liquid temperature was kept at 5 to 15 ° C. during this time, and stirring was further performed for 4 hours. The mixture was heated to 55-60 ° C. and stirred for 1 hour, and the resulting liquid was made into a cake with about 30% water using a pressure filter.
- the cake was dried in a hot air circulating dryer at a temperature of 105 ° C., and the resulting dried product was crushed by a jet mill. Then, the predetermined particle diameter and the maximum particle diameter were adjusted by classification operation, and light-shielding flexible particles A, which are light-shielding flexible silicone particles containing a light-shielding agent, were obtained.
- the obtained mixed liquid is poured onto a bat that has been previously coated with Teflon (registered trademark), the height is adjusted so that the thickness after curing is 1 mm, and the sheet is reacted at room temperature for 24 hours. Obtained.
- the obtained sheet was cut to obtain a flaky blackness measuring sample having a thickness of 1 mm and the same composition as the light-shielding flexible particles A.
- the obtained light-shielding flexible particles A were measured using “maximum particle diameter”, “average particle diameter”, “CV value of particle diameter”, “glass transition temperature”, and UV-3600 (manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation).
- the degree of blackening of the sample for measuring the degree of conversion was measured, and a fine compression tester (Shimadzu Corporation, “PCT-200”) was used to measure fine particles on a smooth cylindrical end surface made of diamond with a diameter of 50 ⁇ m.
- Table 1 shows “recovery rate”, “1 g strain”, and “breaking strain” measured under the conditions of .28 mN / sec, origin load value 1.0 mN, and reverse load value 10 mN.
- the obtained light-shielding flexible particles B were measured in the same manner as the light-shielding flexible particles A, and the “maximum particle diameter”, “average particle diameter”, “CV value of particle diameter”, “glass transition temperature”, “black” Table 1 shows the “degree of conversion”, “recovery rate”, “1 g strain”, and “breaking strain”.
- the obtained light-shielding flexible particles C were measured in the same manner as the light-shielding flexible particles A, and “maximum particle diameter”, “average particle diameter”, “CV value of particle diameter”, “glass transition temperature”, “recovery”. Table 1 shows the “rate”, “1 g strain”, and “breaking strain”. In addition, about the light-shielding flexible particle C, since the sample for blackening degree measurement was not able to be produced, the blackening degree was not measured.
- the monomer mixture is put into a reaction kettle charged with 5 kg of a 1% by weight aqueous solution of polyvinyl alcohol and stirred for 2 to 4 hours to adjust the particle size so that the monomer droplets have a predetermined particle size. It was. Thereafter, the reaction was performed in a nitrogen atmosphere at 85 ° C. for 9 hours to obtain polymer particles. After the obtained polymer particles were washed several times with hot water, classification operation was performed to adjust the particle size and the maximum particle size. Further, after solvent substitution with methanol several times, the mixture was dried for 12 hours at 30 ° C. under reduced pressure in a vacuum dryer to obtain light-shielding flexible particles D.
- the obtained light-shielding flexible particles E were measured in the same manner as the light-shielding flexible particles A, and “maximum particle diameter”, “average particle diameter”, “CV value of particle diameter”, “glass transition temperature”, “black” Table 1 shows the “degree of conversion”, “recovery rate”, “1 g strain”, and “breaking strain”.
- the obtained light-shielding flexible particles F were measured in the same manner as the light-shielding flexible particles A, and the “maximum particle diameter”, “average particle diameter”, “CV value of particle diameter”, “glass transition temperature”, “black” Table 1 shows the “degree of conversion”, “recovery rate”, “1 g strain”, and “breaking strain”.
- the light-shielding flexible particles G were obtained in the same manner as the light-shielding flexible particles A except that the maximum particle size was adjusted to 5 ⁇ m or less during classification.
- the obtained light-shielding flexible particles F were measured in the same manner as the light-shielding flexible particles A, and the “maximum particle diameter”, “average particle diameter”, “CV value of particle diameter”, “glass transition temperature”, “black” Table 1 shows the “degree of conversion”, “recovery rate”, “1 g strain”, and “breaking strain”. Since the particle composition is the same as that of the light-shielding flexible particles A, the same sample as that obtained for the light-shielding flexible particles A was used as the sample for measuring the degree of blackening.
- non-light-shielding flexible particles A Except that titanium black was not added, the same reaction as that of the light-shielding flexible particle A was performed, and the same composition as the non-light-shielding flexible particle A and the non-light-shielding flexible particle A was obtained as a soft particle containing no light-shielding agent. A 1 mm thick flaky sample for measuring the degree of blackening was prepared.
- the obtained non-light-shielding flexible particles A were measured in the same manner as the light-shielding flexible particles A, and the “maximum particle diameter”, “average particle diameter”, “CV value of particle diameter”, “glass transition temperature”, “ Table 1 shows the degree of blackening, “recovery rate”, “1 g strain”, and “breaking strain”.
- Example 1 70 parts by weight of bisphenol A type epoxy acrylate (manufactured by Daicel Ornex Co., Ltd., “Evekril 3700”) and 30 parts by weight of bisphenol F type epoxy resin (manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, “jER806”) as a curable resin, 7 parts by weight of a polymer azo initiator (“VPE-0201” manufactured by Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.) and 8 parts by weight of sebacic acid dihydrazide (“SDH” manufactured by Otsuka Chemical Co., Ltd.) as a thermosetting agent 30 parts by weight of particle A, 10 parts by weight of silica (manufactured by Admatechs, “Admafine SO-C2”) as filler, and 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (manufactured by Shin-Etsu Silicone, “ KBM-403 ”) 1 part by weight and mixed with a planetary stirrer (Shinky Corporation," Awatori
- Examples 2 to 14, Comparative Examples 1 to 3 According to the blending ratio described in Table 2, each material was mixed using a planetary stirrer (“Shinky Netaro” manufactured by Shinky Corporation) in the same manner as in Example 1, and then further three rolls were used. Then, the sealing agents for liquid crystal dropping method of Examples 2 to 14 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3 were prepared.
- Light shielding 1 part by weight of spacer particles (Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., “Micropearl SP-2050”) having an average particle diameter of 5 ⁇ m is used for 100 parts by weight of each liquid crystal dropping method sealing agent obtained in Examples and Comparative Examples.
- a glass stirrer was uniformly dispersed with a glass stirrer and applied onto a 50 mm ⁇ 50 mm glass substrate, and the same type of glass substrate was overlaid thereon. Next, it heated at 120 degreeC for 1 hour, the sealing agent was thermosetted, and the test piece for OD value measurement was obtained.
- the obtained OD value measurement specimen was measured using PDA-100 (manufactured by Konica), and the OD value was 3 or more.
- the light-shielding property was evaluated as “ ⁇ ” when 2 or less and less than 2.5, and “ ⁇ ” when 2 or less and “x” when 2 or less.
- the sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping methods which is excellent in adhesiveness, hardly causes liquid crystal contamination, and can prevent the light leakage of a liquid crystal display element can be provided.
- the vertical conduction material and liquid crystal display element which are manufactured using this sealing compound for liquid crystal dropping methods can be provided.
- light-shielding flexible silicone particles can be provided.
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Description
しかしながら、滴下工法で狭額縁設計の液晶表示素子を製造すると、ブラックマトリックスによりシール部に光の当たらない箇所が存在するため、充分に光照射されず硬化が進行しない光硬化性樹脂の部分が生じ、仮硬化工程後に未硬化の光硬化性樹脂が溶出してしまい、液晶が汚染されるという問題があった。 By the way, in the present age when mobile devices with various liquid crystal panels such as mobile phones and portable game machines are widespread, downsizing of devices is the most demanded issue. As a technique for miniaturization, there is a narrow frame of the liquid crystal display unit, and for example, the position of the seal portion is arranged under the black matrix (hereinafter also referred to as a narrow frame design).
However, when a liquid crystal display element with a narrow frame design is manufactured by the dropping method, there is a portion where the light does not shine on the seal part due to the black matrix. There is a problem that the uncured photocurable resin is eluted after the temporary curing step and the liquid crystal is contaminated.
そこで、遮光剤を添加することでシール剤に遮光性を付与する方法が検討されている。例えば、特許文献3~5には、遮光性成分として、チタンブラック系材料、カーボンブラック系材料等の遮光剤を含有したシール剤が開示されている。
しかしながら、このような遮光剤は、樹脂中に分散させた後に凝集しやすく、分散安定性や接着性が問題となっていた。 In addition, since the conventional sealant is transparent or milky white, the light that passes through the sealant cannot be shielded even with a black matrix that should originally suppress light leakage, and the contrast is lowered. It was.
Therefore, a method for imparting light shielding properties to the sealant by adding a light shielding agent has been studied. For example, Patent Documents 3 to 5 disclose sealing agents containing a light shielding agent such as a titanium black material or a carbon black material as a light shielding component.
However, such a light-shielding agent tends to aggregate after being dispersed in a resin, and dispersion stability and adhesiveness have been problems.
また、本発明2は、シリコーン系粒子に遮光剤を含有させてなる遮光性柔軟シリコーン粒子である。 The present invention 1 is a sealing agent for a liquid crystal dropping method used for manufacturing a liquid crystal display element by a liquid crystal dropping method, and contains a curable resin, a polymerization initiator and / or a thermosetting agent, and light-shielding flexible particles. It is a sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method.
In addition, the present invention 2 is a light-shielding flexible silicone particle comprising a silicone-based particle containing a light-shielding agent.
本発明者は、シール剤に、遮光性柔軟粒子を配合することにより、液晶表示素子の基板を貼り合わせた際に、該遮光性柔軟粒子が他のシール剤成分と液晶との間の障壁となって、シール剤が液晶へ溶出することを防止することができ、かつ、液晶表示素子の光漏れを防止することができることを見出し、本発明1を完成させるに至った。 First, the present invention 1 will be described in detail.
The present inventor, when blending the light-shielding flexible particles in the sealing agent, when the substrate of the liquid crystal display element is bonded, the light-shielding flexible particles are a barrier between the other sealing agent components and the liquid crystal. As a result, it has been found that the sealing agent can be prevented from being eluted into the liquid crystal and light leakage of the liquid crystal display element can be prevented, and the present invention 1 has been completed.
上記柔軟粒子に遮光剤を含有させる方法としては、例えば、柔軟粒子の作製段階で、上記遮光剤として顔料や染料等の着色剤を柔軟粒子の原料中に分散させること等により、柔軟粒子中に着色剤を含有させる方法、遮光性を有さない柔軟粒子を作製した後に該柔軟粒子の表面に着色剤を被覆する方法、遮光性を有さない柔軟粒子を作製した後に該柔軟粒子に着色剤を吸収させる方法等が挙げられる。 As said light-shielding flexible particle, what made the soft particle contain the light-shielding agent is preferable.
Examples of the method for containing the light-shielding agent in the soft particles include, for example, by dispersing a colorant such as a pigment or a dye as the light-shielding agent in the soft particle raw material in the soft particle production stage. A method of containing a colorant, a method of coating soft particles having no light-shielding property, and then coating the surface of the soft particles with a colorant; And the like.
このような(a)成分としては、具体的には例えば、下記式(2)で表される化合物等が挙げられる。 The reaction mechanism of the curing reaction for forming the silicone particles includes a condensation reaction of a methoxysilyl group (≡SiOCH 3 ) and a hydroxysilyl group (≡SiOH), a mercaptosilyl group (≡SiSH) and a vinylsilyl group (≡SiCH). ═CH 2 ) and radical addition reaction with vinylsilyl group (≡SiCH═CH 2 ) and ≡SiH group, etc. (hydrosilylation) addition from the point of reactivity and reaction process It is preferable to use a reaction. That is, in the present invention, it is preferable to use a composition in which (a) a vinyl group-containing organopolysiloxane and (b) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane are subjected to an addition reaction in the presence of (c) a platinum-based catalyst.
Specific examples of such component (a) include compounds represented by the following formula (2).
このような(b)成分として、具体的には例えば、下記式(4)で表される化合物等が挙げられる。 In the above formula (3), R 2 is an unsubstituted or substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group bonded to a silicon atom usually having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 12 carbon atoms, excluding an aliphatic unsaturated bond. Examples of the unsubstituted or substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group in R 2 include a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an isopropyl group, a butyl group, an isobutyl group, a tert-butyl group, a pentyl group, and a neopentyl group. Alkyl groups such as hexyl group, cyclohexyl group, octyl group, nonyl group, decyl group, aryl groups such as phenyl group, tolyl group, xylyl group, naphthyl group, benzyl group, phenylethyl group, phenylpropyl group, etc. Aralkyl groups of these groups, or those in which some or all of the hydrogen atoms of these groups are substituted with halogen atoms such as fluorine, bromine, chlorine, etc., such as chloromethyl groups, chloropro Group, bromoethyl group, trifluoropropyl group and the like. The unsubstituted or substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group for R 2 is preferably an alkyl group or an aryl group, and more preferably a methyl group or a phenyl group. F is 0.7 to 2.1, g is 0.001 to 1.0, and f + g is a positive number satisfying 0.8 to 3.0. Preferably, f is 1.0. -2.0, g is 0.01-1.0, and f + g is 1.5-2.5.
Specific examples of such component (b) include compounds represented by the following formula (4).
更に、遮光性を有さないシリコーン系粒子の表面に重合性の着色剤を吸着させる方法を用いてもよい。即ち、遮光性を有さないシリコーン系粒子の表面に、特定波長の光を吸収する骨格や官能基を有するポリマーを析出させることにより、遮光性を付与することができる。具体的には、遮光性を有さないシリコーン粒子の存在下にて、上記ポリマーの原料となるモノマーを、乳化重合、ソープフリー重合、分散重合等させることにより、シリコーン系粒子の表面に上記ポリマーを析出させることができる。
シリコーン系粒子の表面に析出させるポリマーとしては、例えば、アセチレン及びその誘導体、アニリン及びその誘導体、フラン及びその誘導体、ピロール及びその誘導体、チオフェン及びその誘導体を重合して得られるポリマー等が挙げられる。なかでも、黒色発現性に優れるポリピロールが好ましい。 In addition, as described above, the light-shielding flexible particles are prepared by producing a soft particle having no light-shielding property and then coating the surface of the soft particle with a colorant, or producing a soft particle having no light-shielding property. Then, it can also be produced by a method in which the soft particles absorb the colorant. Specifically, the light-shielding property is imparted by dispersing the silicone-based particles having no light-shielding property in a medium in which the colorant is dissolved and stirring for a predetermined time to fix the colorant to the silicone-based particles. Further, light shielding properties can be imparted by fixing a colorant on the surface of the silicone-based particles having no light shielding properties using a compounding device such as a hybridizer or a theta composer.
Further, a method of adsorbing a polymerizable colorant on the surface of the silicone-based particles that do not have light shielding properties may be used. That is, light-shielding properties can be imparted by precipitating a polymer having a skeleton or a functional group that absorbs light of a specific wavelength on the surface of silicone-based particles that do not have light-shielding properties. Specifically, in the presence of silicone particles that do not have light-shielding properties, the polymer as a raw material for the polymer is subjected to emulsion polymerization, soap-free polymerization, dispersion polymerization, or the like, thereby forming the polymer on the surface of the silicone-based particles. Can be deposited.
Examples of the polymer deposited on the surface of the silicone particles include polymers obtained by polymerizing acetylene and derivatives thereof, aniline and derivatives thereof, furan and derivatives thereof, pyrrole and derivatives thereof, thiophene and derivatives thereof, and the like. Especially, the polypyrrole which is excellent in black expression property is preferable.
上記市販されているシリコーン系粒子としては、例えば、KMP-594、KMP-597、KMP-598、KMP-600、KMP-601、KMP-602(信越シリコーン社製)、トレフィルE-506S、EP-9215(東レ・ダウコーニング社製)等が挙げられ、これらを分級して用いることができる。上記遮光性を有さないシリコーン系粒子は、単独で用いられてもよいし、2種以上が併用されてもよい。 Commercially available silicone particles can also be used as the silicone particles having no light-shielding property.
Examples of the commercially available silicone-based particles include KMP-594, KMP-597, KMP-598, KMP-600, KMP-601, KMP-602 (manufactured by Shin-Etsu Silicone), Trefil E-506S, EP- 9215 (manufactured by Toray Dow Corning Co., Ltd.), etc., can be classified and used. The said silicone type particle | grains which do not have light-shielding property may be used independently, and 2 or more types may be used together.
上記(メタ)アクリル粒子は、原料となる単量体を公知の方法により重合させることで得ることができる。具体的には例えば、ラジカル重合開始剤の存在下で単量体を懸濁重合する方法、ラジカル重合開始剤の存在下で非架橋の種粒子に単量体を吸収させることにより種粒子を膨潤させてシード重合する方法等が挙げられる。
なお、本明細書において、上記「(メタ)アクリル」とは、アクリル又はメタクリルを意味する。 (Meth) acrylic particles are preferably used as the vinyl particles.
The (meth) acrylic particles can be obtained by polymerizing monomers as raw materials by a known method. Specifically, for example, a method in which a monomer is suspension-polymerized in the presence of a radical polymerization initiator, and a seed particle is swollen by absorbing the monomer into a non-crosslinked seed particle in the presence of a radical polymerization initiator. And a seed polymerization method.
In the present specification, the “(meth) acryl” means acryl or methacryl.
なお、本明細書において、上記「(メタ)アクリレート」とは、アクリレート又はメタクリレートを意味する。 Examples of the monomer that is a raw material for forming the (meth) acrylic particles include methyl (meth) acrylate, ethyl (meth) acrylate, propyl (meth) acrylate, butyl (meth) acrylate, and hexyl (meth). Alkyl (meth) such as acrylate, octyl (meth) acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl (meth) acrylate, lauryl (meth) acrylate, cetyl (meth) acrylate, stearyl (meth) acrylate, cyclohexyl (meth) acrylate, isobornyl (meth) acrylate, etc. ) Acrylates, oxygen-containing (meth) acrylates such as 2-hydroxyethyl (meth) acrylate, glycerol (meth) acrylate, polyoxyethylene (meth) acrylate, glycidyl (meth) acrylate, etc. And, (meth) nitrile and containing monomers such as acrylonitrile, trifluoromethyl (meth) acrylate, monofunctional monomer such as a fluorine-containing (meth) acrylates such as pentafluoroethyl (meth) acrylate. Among these, alkyl (meth) acrylates are preferable because the Tg of the homopolymer is low and the deformation amount when a 1 g load is applied can be increased.
In the present specification, the “(meth) acrylate” means acrylate or methacrylate.
なお、本明細書において上記遮光性柔軟粒子の硬度は、JIS K 6253に準拠した方法により測定されるデュロメータA硬さを意味する。 The preferable lower limit of the hardness of the light-shielding flexible particles is 10, and the preferable upper limit is 50. When the hardness of the light-shielding flexible particles exceeds 50, the obtained sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method may be inferior in adhesiveness, or a gap defect may occur in the obtained liquid crystal display element. The more preferable lower limit of the hardness of the light-shielding flexible particles is 20, and the more preferable upper limit is 40.
In addition, in this specification, the hardness of the said light-shielding flexible particle means the durometer A hardness measured by the method based on JISK6253.
上記チタンブラックは、1μmあたりの光学濃度(OD値)が、3以上であることが好ましく、4以上であることがより好ましい。上記チタンブラックの遮光性は高ければ高いほどよく、上記チタンブラックのOD値に好ましい上限は特にないが、通常は5以下となる。 Titanium black is a substance having a higher transmittance in the vicinity of the ultraviolet region, particularly for light having a wavelength of 370 to 450 nm, compared to the average transmittance for light having a wavelength of 300 to 800 nm. That is, the above-mentioned titanium black is a light-shielding agent having a property of providing light-shielding properties to light-shielding flexible particles by sufficiently shielding light having a wavelength in the visible light region, while transmitting light having a wavelength in the vicinity of the ultraviolet region. . Therefore, as a polymerization initiator to be described later, a liquid crystal dropping method seal according to the present invention 1 can be used by using a material capable of initiating a reaction with light having a wavelength (370 to 450 nm) at which the transmittance of titanium black is increased. The photocurability of the agent can be further increased. On the other hand, the light shielding agent contained in the soft particles is preferably a highly insulating material, and titanium black is also preferred as the highly insulating light shielding agent.
The titanium black preferably has an optical density (OD value) per μm of 3 or more, more preferably 4 or more. The higher the light-shielding property of the titanium black, the better. The OD value of the titanium black is not particularly limited, but is usually 5 or less.
また、上記柔軟粒子中に含有させる遮光剤としてチタンブラックを用いた液晶滴下工法用シール剤は、充分な遮光性を有するため、得られる液晶表示素子は、光の漏れ出しがなく高いコントラストを有し、優れた画像表示品質を有するものとなる。 The above-mentioned titanium black exhibits a sufficient effect even if it is not surface-treated, but the surface is treated with an organic component such as a coupling agent, silicon oxide, titanium oxide, germanium oxide, aluminum oxide, oxidized Surface-treated titanium black such as those coated with an inorganic component such as zirconium or magnesium oxide can also be used. Especially, what is processed with the organic component is preferable at the point which can improve insulation more.
Further, since the sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method using titanium black as a light shielding agent contained in the flexible particles has sufficient light shielding properties, the obtained liquid crystal display element has high contrast without leaking light. In addition, the image display quality is excellent.
また、上記チタンブラックの体積抵抗の好ましい下限は0.5Ω・cm、好ましい上限は3Ω・cmであり、より好ましい下限は1Ω・cm、より好ましい上限は2.5Ω・cmである。 The preferable lower limit of the specific surface area of the titanium black is 13 m 2 / g, the preferable upper limit is 30 m 2 / g, the more preferable lower limit is 15 m 2 / g, and the more preferable upper limit is 25 m 2 / g.
Further, the preferred lower limit of the volume resistance of the titanium black is 0.5 Ω · cm, the preferred upper limit is 3 Ω · cm, the more preferred lower limit is 1 Ω · cm, and the more preferred upper limit is 2.5 Ω · cm.
上記遮光性柔軟粒子は、最大粒子径が液晶表示素子のセルギャップの100%以上であることが好ましい。上記遮光性柔軟粒子の最大粒子径が液晶表示素子のセルギャップの100%未満であると、シールブレイクや液晶汚染を充分に抑制することができなくなることがある。上記遮光性柔軟粒子の最大粒子径は、液晶表示素子のセルギャップの100%以上であり、かつ、5μm以上であることがより好ましい。
また、上記遮光性柔軟粒子の最大粒子径の好ましい上限は20μmである。上記遮光性柔軟粒子の最大粒子径が20μmを超えると、スプリングバックを起こし、得られる液晶滴下工法用シール剤が接着性に劣るものとなったり、得られる液晶表示素子にギャップ不良が生じたりすることがある。上記遮光性柔軟粒子の最大粒子径のより好ましい上限は15μmである。
更に、上記遮光性柔軟粒子の最大粒子径は、セルギャップの2.6倍以下であることが好ましい。上記遮光性柔軟粒子の最大粒子径がセルギャップの2.6倍を超えると、スプリングバックを起こし、得られる液晶滴下工法用シール剤が接着性に劣るものとなったり、得られる液晶表示素子にギャップ不良が生じたりすることがある。上記遮光性柔軟粒子の最大粒子径のより好ましい上限はセルギャップの2.2倍、更に好ましい上限はセルギャップの1.7倍である。
なお、本明細書において、上記遮光性柔軟粒子の最大粒子径及び後述する平均粒子径は、シール剤に配合する前の粒子について、レーザー回折式粒度分布測定装置を用いて測定することにより得られる値を意味する。上記レーザー回折式分布測定装置としては、マスターサイザー2000(マルバーン社製)等を用いることができる。また、液晶表示素子のセルギャップは、表示素子により異なるため限定されないが、一般的な液晶表示素子のセルギャップは、2μm~10μmである。 The sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method of the present invention 1 is used for production of a liquid crystal display element by a liquid crystal dropping method.
The light-shielding flexible particles preferably have a maximum particle size of 100% or more of the cell gap of the liquid crystal display element. If the maximum particle size of the light-shielding flexible particles is less than 100% of the cell gap of the liquid crystal display element, seal breakage and liquid crystal contamination may not be sufficiently suppressed. The maximum particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible particles is 100% or more of the cell gap of the liquid crystal display element, and more preferably 5 μm or more.
Moreover, the preferable upper limit of the maximum particle diameter of the said light-shielding flexible particle | grain is 20 micrometers. When the maximum particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible particles exceeds 20 μm, spring back occurs, and the obtained liquid crystal dropping method sealant is inferior in adhesiveness, or the obtained liquid crystal display element has a gap defect. Sometimes. A more preferable upper limit of the maximum particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible particles is 15 μm.
Furthermore, the maximum particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible particles is preferably 2.6 times or less of the cell gap. When the maximum particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible particles exceeds 2.6 times the cell gap, a springback occurs, and the resulting liquid crystal dropping method sealant is inferior in adhesiveness, or the obtained liquid crystal display element A gap defect may occur. A more preferable upper limit of the maximum particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible particles is 2.2 times the cell gap, and a more preferable upper limit is 1.7 times the cell gap.
In the present specification, the maximum particle size of the light-shielding flexible particles and the average particle size described later are obtained by measuring the particles before blending with the sealant using a laser diffraction particle size distribution measuring device. Mean value. As the laser diffraction type distribution measuring device, Mastersizer 2000 (manufactured by Malvern) or the like can be used. The cell gap of the liquid crystal display element is not limited because it varies depending on the display element, but the cell gap of a general liquid crystal display element is 2 μm to 10 μm.
なお、本明細書において粒子径のCV値とは、下記式により求められる数値のことである。
粒子径のCV値(%)=(粒子径の標準偏差/平均粒子径)×100 The coefficient of variation (hereinafter also referred to as “CV value”) of the light-shielding flexible particles is preferably 30% or less. When the CV value of the particle size of the light-shielding flexible particles exceeds 30%, a cell gap defect may be caused. The CV value of the particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible particles is more preferably 28% or less.
In the present specification, the CV value of the particle diameter is a numerical value obtained by the following formula.
CV value of particle diameter (%) = (standard deviation of particle diameter / average particle diameter) × 100
上記遮光性柔軟粒子を分級する方法としては、例えば、湿式分級、乾式分級等の方法が挙げられる。なかでも、湿式分級が好ましく、湿式篩分級がより好ましい。 Even if the light-shielding flexible particles are those having a maximum particle diameter, an average particle diameter, or a CV value that are outside the above-described ranges, by classifying, the maximum particle diameter, the average particle diameter, or the CV value is within the above-described range. can do. In addition, light-shielding flexible particles having a particle diameter of less than 100% of the cell gap of the liquid crystal display element do not contribute to the suppression of the occurrence of seal breaks and liquid crystal contamination, and may increase the thixo value when added to a sealant. Therefore, it is preferable to remove by classification.
Examples of the method for classifying the light-shielding flexible particles include wet classification and dry classification. Of these, wet classification is preferable, and wet sieving classification is more preferable.
なお、上記遮光性柔軟粒子の回復率は、微小圧縮試験機を用いて、粒子1個に一定負荷(1g)をかけ、その負荷を除去した後の回復挙動を解析することにより導出することができる。 The light-shielding flexible particles have L1 as the compression displacement from the load value for the origin to the reverse load value when the load is applied, and unload from the reverse load value to the load value for the origin when the load is released When the displacement is L2, it is preferable that the recovery rate expressed as a percentage of L2 / L1 is 80% or less. When the recovery rate of the light-shielding flexible particles exceeds 80%, the function of preventing the sealing agent from eluting into the liquid crystal may be lowered. A more preferable upper limit of the recovery rate of the light-shielding flexible particles is 70%, and a more preferable upper limit is 60%.
The recovery rate of the light-shielding flexible particles can be derived by applying a constant load (1 g) to each particle and analyzing the recovery behavior after removing the load using a micro compression tester. it can.
なお、上記遮光性柔軟粒子の1g歪みは、微小圧縮試験機を用いて、粒子1個に1gの負荷かけ、その時の変位量を測定することにより測定することができる。 The light-shielding flexible particles preferably have a 1 g strain expressed as a percentage of L3 / Dn as a percentage of 30% or more when the compression displacement when a load of 1 g is applied is L3 and the particle diameter is Dn. If the 1 g strain of the light-shielding flexible particles is less than 30%, the function of preventing the sealing agent from eluting into the liquid crystal may be lowered. A more preferable lower limit of 1 g strain of the light-shielding flexible particles is 40%.
The 1 g strain of the light-shielding flexible particles can be measured by applying a 1 g load to each particle using a micro compression tester and measuring the amount of displacement at that time.
なお、上記遮光性柔軟粒子の破壊歪みは、微小圧縮試験機を用いて、粒子1個に負荷をかけていき、その粒子が破壊する変位量を測定することにより測定することができる。上記圧縮変位L4は、負荷荷重に対して変位量が不連続に大きくなる時点を、粒子が破壊した時点として算出する。負荷荷重を大きくしても変形するだけで破壊しない場合、破壊歪みは100%以上と考える。 The light-shielding flexible particles preferably have a fracture strain expressed as a percentage of L4 / Dn of 50% or more, where L4 is the compression displacement when the particles are broken and Dn is the particle diameter. If the breaking strain of the light-shielding flexible particles is less than 50%, the function of preventing the sealing agent from eluting into the liquid crystal may be lowered. A more preferable lower limit of the fracture strain of the light-shielding flexible particles is 60%.
The breaking strain of the light-shielding flexible particles can be measured by applying a load to each particle using a micro compression tester and measuring the amount of displacement at which the particle breaks. The compression displacement L4 is calculated as the time when the particle breaks when the amount of displacement increases discontinuously with respect to the applied load. If the deformation does not break even if the load is increased, the fracture strain is considered to be 100% or more.
なお、上記遮光性柔軟粒子のガラス転移温度は、JIS K 7121の「プラスチックスの転移温度測定方法」に基づいた示差走査熱量測定(DSC)により測定される値を示す。 The light-shielding flexible particles have a preferable lower limit of the glass transition temperature of −200 ° C. and a preferable upper limit of 40 ° C. The lower the glass transition temperature of the light-shielding flexible particles is −200 ° C. or higher, the better the effect of suppressing seal breakage and liquid crystal contamination. However, if the temperature is lower than −200 ° C., there is a problem in particle handling. In some cases, the sealing agent is easily crushed during heating, and the sealing agent in the middle of curing comes into contact with the liquid crystal to cause liquid crystal contamination. When the glass transition temperature of the light-shielding flexible particles exceeds 40 ° C., a gap defect may occur. A more preferable lower limit of the glass transition temperature of the light-shielding flexible particles is −150 ° C., and a more preferable upper limit is 35 ° C.
In addition, the glass transition temperature of the said light-shielding flexible particle shows the value measured by the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) based on "the transition temperature measuring method of plastics" of JISK7121.
なお、上記遮光性柔軟粒子の黒化度は、400~700nmの可視光領域全波長における分光透過率の最大値で評価することができる。具体的には、評価する粒子と同一組成を有する厚み1mmの薄片状の重合体を黒化度測定用の試料として調製し、この試料について、分光光度計を用いて可視光領域全波長における分光透過率を測定することにより得ることができる。 The light-shielding flexible particles preferably have a blackening degree of 10% or less, and more preferably 5% or less. The light shielding property of the light-shielding flexible particles is preferably as low as possible, and there is no particular lower limit to the blackness of the light-shielding flexible particles, but it is usually 0.05% or more.
The degree of blackening of the light-shielding flexible particles can be evaluated by the maximum value of spectral transmittance at all wavelengths in the visible light region of 400 to 700 nm. Specifically, a 1 mm-thick flaky polymer having the same composition as the particles to be evaluated was prepared as a sample for measuring the degree of blackening, and the spectrophotometer was used to measure the spectrophotometer at all wavelengths in the visible light region. It can be obtained by measuring the transmittance.
上記硬化性樹脂は、(メタ)アクリル樹脂を含有することが好ましい。
本発明1の液晶滴下工法用シール剤は、速やかに硬化させることができるため、硬化性樹脂として(メタ)アクリル樹脂を含有し、かつ、重合開始剤として後述するラジカル重合開始剤を含有することが好ましく、加熱のみで本発明1の液晶滴下工法用シール剤を速やかに硬化させることが可能となり、狭額縁設計の液晶表示素子であっても、液晶汚染の発生を充分に抑制することができるため、(メタ)アクリル樹脂と後述する熱ラジカル重合開始剤とを含有することがより好ましい。
上記硬化性樹脂は、エポキシ(メタ)アクリレートを含有することがより好ましい。
なお、本明細書において、上記「(メタ)アクリル樹脂」とは、(メタ)アクリロイル基を有する樹脂を意味し、上記「(メタ)アクリロイル基」とは、アクリロイル基又はメタクリロイル基を意味する。また、上記「エポキシ(メタ)アクリレート」とは、エポキシ樹脂中の全てのエポキシ基を(メタ)アクリル酸と反応させた化合物のことを意味する。 The sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method of the present invention 1 contains a curable resin.
The curable resin preferably contains a (meth) acrylic resin.
Since the sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method of the present invention 1 can be quickly cured, it contains a (meth) acrylic resin as a curable resin and a radical polymerization initiator described later as a polymerization initiator. It is possible to quickly cure the liquid crystal dropping method sealing agent of the present invention 1 only by heating, and even in a liquid crystal display element with a narrow frame design, the occurrence of liquid crystal contamination can be sufficiently suppressed. Therefore, it is more preferable to contain a (meth) acrylic resin and a thermal radical polymerization initiator described later.
More preferably, the curable resin contains an epoxy (meth) acrylate.
In the present specification, the “(meth) acrylic resin” means a resin having a (meth) acryloyl group, and the “(meth) acryloyl group” means an acryloyl group or a methacryloyl group. The “epoxy (meth) acrylate” means a compound obtained by reacting all epoxy groups in the epoxy resin with (meth) acrylic acid.
上記ビスフェノールF型エポキシ樹脂のうち市販されているものとしては、例えば、jER806、jER4004(いずれも三菱化学社製)等が挙げられる。
上記ビスフェノールS型エポキシ樹脂のうち市販されているものとしては、例えば、エピクロンEXA1514(DIC社製)等が挙げられる。
上記2,2’-ジアリルビスフェノールA型エポキシ樹脂のうち市販されているものとしては、例えば、RE-810NM(日本化薬社製)等が挙げられる。
上記水添ビスフェノール型エポキシ樹脂のうち市販されているものとしては、例えば、エピクロンEXA7015(DIC社製)等が挙げられる。
上記プロピレンオキシド付加ビスフェノールA型エポキシ樹脂のうち市販されているものとしては、例えば、EP-4000S(ADEKA社製)等が挙げられる。
上記レゾルシノール型エポキシ樹脂のうち市販されているものとしては、例えば、EX-201(ナガセケムテックス社製)等が挙げられる。
上記ビフェニル型エポキシ樹脂のうち市販されているものとしては、例えば、jERYX-4000H(三菱化学社製)等が挙げられる。
上記スルフィド型エポキシ樹脂のうち市販されているものとしては、例えば、YSLV-50TE(新日鉄住金化学社製)等が挙げられる。
上記ジフェニルエーテル型エポキシ樹脂のうち市販されているものとしては、例えば、YSLV-80DE(新日鉄住金化学社製)等が挙げられる。
上記ジシクロペンタジエン型エポキシ樹脂のうち市販されているものとしては、例えば、EP-4088S(ADEKA社製)等が挙げられる。
上記ナフタレン型エポキシ樹脂のうち市販されているものとしては、例えば、エピクロンHP4032、エピクロンEXA-4700(いずれもDIC社製)等が挙げられる。
上記フェノールノボラック型エポキシ樹脂のうち市販されているものとしては、例えば、エピクロンN-770(DIC社製)等が挙げられる。
上記オルトクレゾールノボラック型エポキシ樹脂のうち市販されているものとしては、例えば、エピクロンN-670-EXP-S(DIC社製)等が挙げられる。
上記ジシクロペンタジエンノボラック型エポキシ樹脂のうち市販されているものとしては、例えば、エピクロンHP7200(DIC社製)等が挙げられる。
上記ビフェニルノボラック型エポキシ樹脂のうち市販されているものとしては、例えば、NC-3000P(日本化薬社製)等が挙げられる。
上記ナフタレンフェノールノボラック型エポキシ樹脂のうち市販されているものとしては、例えば、ESN-165S(新日鉄住金化学社製)等が挙げられる。
上記グリシジルアミン型エポキシ樹脂のうち市販されているものとしては、例えば、jER630(三菱化学社製)、エピクロン430(DIC社製)、TETRAD-X(三菱ガス化学社製)等が挙げられる。
上記アルキルポリオール型エポキシ樹脂のうち市販されているものとしては、例えば、ZX-1542(新日鉄住金化学社製)、エピクロン726(DIC社製)、エポライト80MFA(共栄社化学社製)、デナコールEX-611(ナガセケムテックス社製)等が挙げられる。
上記ゴム変性型エポキシ樹脂のうち市販されているものとしては、例えば、YR-450、YR-207(いずれも新日鉄住金化学社製)、エポリードPB(ダイセル社製)等が挙げられる。
上記グリシジルエステル化合物のうち市販されているものとしては、例えば、デナコールEX-147(ナガセケムテックス社製)等が挙げられる。
上記ビスフェノールA型エピスルフィド樹脂のうち市販されているものとしては、例えば、jERYL-7000(三菱化学社製)等が挙げられる。
上記エポキシ樹脂のうちその他に市販されているものとしては、例えば、YDC-1312、YSLV-80XY、YSLV-90CR(いずれも新日鉄住金化学社製)、XAC4151(旭化成社製)、jER1031、jER1032(いずれも三菱化学社製)、EXA-7120(DIC社製)、TEPIC(日産化学社製)等が挙げられる。 Examples of commercially available bisphenol A type epoxy resins include jER828EL, jER1001, jER1004 (all manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation), Epicron 850-S (manufactured by DIC Corporation), and the like.
As what is marketed among the said bisphenol F-type epoxy resins, jER806, jER4004 (all are the Mitsubishi Chemical company make) etc. are mentioned, for example.
As what is marketed among the said bisphenol S-type epoxy resins, Epicron EXA1514 (made by DIC Corporation) etc. are mentioned, for example.
Examples of commercially available 2,2′-diallylbisphenol A type epoxy resins include RE-810NM (manufactured by Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.).
As what is marketed among the said hydrogenated bisphenol type | mold epoxy resins, Epicron EXA7015 (made by DIC Corporation) etc. are mentioned, for example.
Examples of commercially available propylene oxide-added bisphenol A type epoxy resins include EP-4000S (manufactured by ADEKA).
Examples of commercially available resorcinol type epoxy resins include EX-201 (manufactured by Nagase ChemteX Corporation).
Examples of commercially available biphenyl type epoxy resins include jERYX-4000H (manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation).
Examples of commercially available sulfide type epoxy resins include YSLV-50TE (manufactured by Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd.).
Examples of commercially available diphenyl ether type epoxy resins include YSLV-80DE (manufactured by Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd.).
Examples of commercially available dicyclopentadiene type epoxy resins include EP-4088S (manufactured by ADEKA).
Examples of commercially available naphthalene type epoxy resins include Epicron HP4032, Epicron EXA-4700 (both manufactured by DIC) and the like.
Examples of commercially available phenol novolac epoxy resins include Epicron N-770 (manufactured by DIC).
Examples of the ortho-cresol novolac type epoxy resin that are commercially available include epiclone N-670-EXP-S (manufactured by DIC).
As what is marketed among the said dicyclopentadiene novolak-type epoxy resins, epiclone HP7200 (made by DIC) etc. are mentioned, for example.
Examples of commercially available biphenyl novolac epoxy resins include NC-3000P (manufactured by Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.).
Examples of commercially available naphthalene phenol novolac type epoxy resins include ESN-165S (manufactured by Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd.).
Examples of commercially available glycidylamine type epoxy resins include jER630 (manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical), Epicron 430 (manufactured by DIC), and TETRAD-X (manufactured by Mitsubishi Gas Chemical).
Examples of commercially available alkyl polyol type epoxy resins include ZX-1542 (manufactured by Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd.), Epiklon 726 (manufactured by DIC), Epolite 80MFA (manufactured by Kyoeisha Chemical Co., Ltd.), Denacol EX-611. (Manufactured by Nagase ChemteX Corporation).
Examples of commercially available rubber-modified epoxy resins include YR-450, YR-207 (both manufactured by Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd.), Epolide PB (manufactured by Daicel Corporation), and the like.
Examples of commercially available glycidyl ester compounds include Denacol EX-147 (manufactured by Nagase ChemteX Corporation).
Examples of commercially available bisphenol A type episulfide resins include jERYL-7000 (manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation).
Other commercially available epoxy resins include, for example, YDC-1312, YSLV-80XY, YSLV-90CR (all manufactured by NS Also, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation), EXA-7120 (DIC Corporation), TEPIC (Nissan Chemical Corporation) and the like.
また、上記(メタ)アクリル樹脂は、反応性の高さから分子中に(メタ)アクリロイル基を2~3個有するものが好ましい。 The (meth) acrylic resin preferably has a hydrogen-bonding unit such as —OH group, —NH— group, —NH 2 group, etc. from the viewpoint of suppressing adverse effects on the liquid crystal.
The (meth) acrylic resin preferably has 2 to 3 (meth) acryloyl groups in the molecule because of its high reactivity.
上記エポキシ樹脂としては、例えば、上記エポキシ(メタ)アクリレートを合成するための原料となるエポキシ樹脂や、部分(メタ)アクリル変性エポキシ樹脂等が挙げられる。
なお、本明細書において上記部分(メタ)アクリル変性エポキシ樹脂とは、1分子中にエポキシ基と(メタ)アクリロイル基とをそれぞれ1つ以上有する樹脂を意味し、例えば、2つ以上のエポキシ基を有する樹脂の一部分のエポキシ基を(メタ)アクリル酸と反応させることによって得ることができる。 The said curable resin may contain an epoxy resin further in order to improve the adhesiveness of the sealing compound for liquid crystal dropping methods obtained.
As said epoxy resin, the epoxy resin used as the raw material for synthesize | combining the said epoxy (meth) acrylate, a partial (meth) acryl modified epoxy resin, etc. are mentioned, for example.
In the present specification, the partial (meth) acryl-modified epoxy resin means a resin having one or more epoxy groups and (meth) acryloyl groups in one molecule, for example, two or more epoxy groups. It can be obtained by reacting a part of the epoxy group of the resin having a methacrylic acid with (meth) acrylic acid.
なかでも、重合開始剤としてラジカル重合開始剤を含有することが好ましい。スプリングバックは、上記遮光性柔軟粒子の最大粒子径の影響だけでなくシール剤の硬化速度にも影響を受ける。上記ラジカル重合開始剤は、熱硬化剤に比べて硬化速度が格段に速くすることができるため、上記遮光性柔軟粒子と組み合わせて用いることにより、上記遮光性柔軟粒子により発生しやすいスプリングバックの発生を抑制する効果に更に優れるものとすることができる。 The sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method of the present invention 1 contains a polymerization initiator and / or a thermosetting agent.
Especially, it is preferable to contain a radical polymerization initiator as a polymerization initiator. Springback is influenced not only by the maximum particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible particles but also by the curing rate of the sealant. Since the radical polymerization initiator can significantly increase the curing rate as compared with the thermosetting agent, the use of the radical polymerization initiator in combination with the light-shielding flexible particles generates springback that is likely to occur due to the light-shielding flexible particles. It is possible to further improve the effect of suppressing the above.
上述したように、上記ラジカル重合開始剤は熱硬化剤に比べて硬化速度が格段に速いため、ラジカル重合開始剤を用いることにより、シールブレイクや、液晶汚染の発生を抑制し、かつ、上記遮光性柔軟粒子により発生しやすいスプリングバックも抑制できる。
なかでも、得られる液晶滴下工法用シール剤を熱により速やかに硬化させることができるため、上記ラジカル重合開始剤は、熱ラジカル重合開始剤を含有することが好ましい。
上記熱ラジカル重合開始剤としては、例えば、アゾ化合物、有機過酸化物等からなるものが挙げられる。なかでも、高分子アゾ化合物からなる高分子アゾ開始剤が好ましい。
なお、本明細書において高分子アゾ開始剤とは、アゾ基を有し、熱によって(メタ)アクリロイルオキシ基を硬化させることができるラジカルを生成する、数平均分子量が300以上の化合物を意味する。 Examples of the radical polymerization initiator include a thermal radical polymerization initiator that generates radicals by heating, a photo radical polymerization initiator that generates radicals by light irradiation, and the like.
As described above, the radical polymerization initiator has a much faster curing rate than the thermosetting agent. Therefore, by using the radical polymerization initiator, the occurrence of seal breaks and liquid crystal contamination is suppressed, and the light shielding is performed. The spring back that is easily generated by the flexible particles can be suppressed.
Especially, since the sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping methods obtained can be hardened | cured rapidly with a heat | fever, it is preferable that the said radical polymerization initiator contains a thermal radical polymerization initiator.
As said thermal radical polymerization initiator, what consists of an azo compound, an organic peroxide, etc. is mentioned, for example. Among these, a polymer azo initiator composed of a polymer azo compound is preferable.
In the present specification, the polymer azo initiator means a compound having an azo group and generating a radical capable of curing a (meth) acryloyloxy group by heat and having a number average molecular weight of 300 or more. .
なお、本明細書において、上記数平均分子量は、ゲルパーミエーションクロマトグラフィー(GPC)で測定を行い、ポリスチレン換算により求められる値である。GPCによってポリスチレン換算による数平均分子量を測定する際のカラムとしては、例えば、Shodex LF-804(昭和電工社製)等が挙げられる。 The preferable lower limit of the number average molecular weight of the polymeric azo initiator is 1000, and the preferable upper limit is 300,000. When the number average molecular weight of the polymer azo initiator is less than 1000, the polymer azo initiator may adversely affect the liquid crystal. When the number average molecular weight of the polymeric azo initiator exceeds 300,000, mixing with the curable resin may be difficult. The more preferable lower limit of the number average molecular weight of the polymeric azo initiator is 5000, the more preferable upper limit is 100,000, the still more preferable lower limit is 10,000, and the still more preferable upper limit is 90,000.
In addition, in this specification, the said number average molecular weight is a value calculated | required by polystyrene conversion by measuring with gel permeation chromatography (GPC). Examples of the column for measuring the number average molecular weight in terms of polystyrene by GPC include Shodex LF-804 (manufactured by Showa Denko KK).
上記アゾ基を介してポリアルキレンオキサイド等のユニットが複数結合した構造を有する高分子アゾ開始剤としては、ポリエチレンオキサイド構造を有するものが好ましい。このような高分子アゾ開始剤としては、例えば、4,4’-アゾビス(4-シアノペンタン酸)とポリアルキレングリコールの重縮合物や、4,4’-アゾビス(4-シアノペンタン酸)と末端アミノ基を有するポリジメチルシロキサンの重縮合物等が挙げられ、具体的には例えば、VPE-0201、VPE-0401、VPE-0601、VPS-0501、VPS-1001(いずれも和光純薬工業社製)等が挙げられる。 Examples of the polymer azo initiator include those having a structure in which a plurality of units such as polyalkylene oxide and polydimethylsiloxane are bonded via an azo group.
As the polymer azo initiator having a structure in which a plurality of units such as polyalkylene oxide are bonded via the azo group, those having a polyethylene oxide structure are preferable. Examples of such a polymer azo initiator include polycondensates of 4,4′-azobis (4-cyanopentanoic acid) and polyalkylene glycol, and 4,4′-azobis (4-cyanopentanoic acid) Examples thereof include polycondensates of polydimethylsiloxane having a terminal amino group, such as VPE-0201, VPE-0401, VPE-0601, VPS-0501, VPS-1001 (all of which are Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.) Manufactured) and the like.
上記カチオン重合開始剤としては、光カチオン重合開始剤を好適に用いることができる。上記光カチオン重合開始剤は、光照射によりプロトン酸又はルイス酸を発生するものであれば特に限定されず、イオン性光酸発生タイプのものであってもよいし、非イオン性光酸発生タイプであってもよい。
上記光カチオン重合開始剤としては、例えば、芳香族ジアゾニウム塩、芳香族ハロニウム塩、芳香族スルホニウム塩等のオニウム塩類、鉄-アレン錯体、チタノセン錯体、アリールシラノール-アルミニウム錯体等の有機金属錯体類等が挙げられる。 Moreover, a cationic polymerization initiator can also be used as the polymerization initiator.
As the cationic polymerization initiator, a photocationic polymerization initiator can be suitably used. The cationic photopolymerization initiator is not particularly limited as long as it generates a protonic acid or a Lewis acid by light irradiation, and may be of an ionic photoacid generation type or a nonionic photoacid generation type. It may be.
Examples of the photocationic polymerization initiator include onium salts such as aromatic diazonium salts, aromatic halonium salts, and aromatic sulfonium salts, organometallic complexes such as iron-allene complexes, titanocene complexes, and arylsilanol-aluminum complexes. Is mentioned.
本発明2の遮光性柔軟シリコーン粒子は、シリコーン系粒子に遮光剤を含有させてなる。本発明2の遮光性柔軟シリコーン粒子は、本発明1の液晶滴下工法用シール剤に含有される遮光性柔軟粒子として好適に用いることができる。即ち、本発明者は、シール剤に、該遮光性柔軟シリコーン粒子を配合することにより、液晶表示素子の基板を貼り合わせた際に、該遮光性柔軟シリコーン粒子が他のシール剤成分と液晶との間の障壁となって、シール剤が液晶へ溶出することを防止することができ、かつ、液晶表示素子の光漏れを防止することができることを見出し、本発明2を完成させるに至った。 Next, the present invention 2 will be described in detail.
The light-shielding flexible silicone particle of the present invention 2 comprises a silicone-based particle containing a light-shielding agent. The light-shielding flexible silicone particles of the present invention 2 can be suitably used as the light-shielding flexible particles contained in the sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method of the present invention 1. That is, the present inventor blends the light-shielding flexible silicone particles into the sealing agent, so that when the substrate of the liquid crystal display element is bonded, the light-shielding flexible silicone particles are mixed with other sealing agent components and liquid crystals. It has been found that the sealing agent can be prevented from eluting into the liquid crystal, and light leakage of the liquid crystal display element can be prevented, and the present invention 2 has been completed.
このような(a)成分としては、具体的には例えば、下記式(2)で表される化合物等が挙げられる。 The curing mechanism of the silicone particles includes a condensation reaction between a methoxysilyl group (≡SiOCH 3 ) and a hydroxysilyl group (≡SiOH), a mercaptosilyl group (≡SiSH) and a vinylsilyl group (≡SiCH═CH 2 ) Radical reaction or addition reaction of vinylsilyl group (≡SiCH═CH 2 ) and ≡SiH group, etc., but from the point of reactivity and reaction process, it is based on (hydrosilylation) addition reaction It is preferable. That is, in the present invention, it is preferable to use a composition in which (a) a vinyl group-containing organopolysiloxane and (b) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane are subjected to an addition reaction in the presence of (c) a platinum-based catalyst.
Specific examples of such component (a) include compounds represented by the following formula (2).
このような(b)成分として、具体的には例えば、下記式(4)で表される化合物等が挙げられる。 In the above formula (3), R 2 is an unsubstituted or substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group bonded to a silicon atom usually having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 12 carbon atoms, excluding an aliphatic unsaturated bond. Examples of the unsubstituted or substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group in R 2 include a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an isopropyl group, a butyl group, an isobutyl group, a tert-butyl group, a pentyl group, and a neopentyl group. Alkyl groups such as hexyl group, cyclohexyl group, octyl group, nonyl group, decyl group, aryl groups such as phenyl group, tolyl group, xylyl group, naphthyl group, benzyl group, phenylethyl group, phenylpropyl group, etc. Aralkyl groups of these groups, or those in which some or all of the hydrogen atoms of these groups are substituted with halogen atoms such as fluorine, bromine, chlorine, etc., such as chloromethyl groups, chloropro Group, bromoethyl group, trifluoropropyl group and the like. The unsubstituted or substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group for R 2 is preferably an alkyl group or an aryl group, and more preferably a methyl group or a phenyl group. F is 0.7 to 2.1, g is 0.001 to 1.0, and f + g is a positive number satisfying 0.8 to 3.0. Preferably, f is 1.0. -2.0, g is 0.01-1.0, and f + g is 1.5-2.5.
Specific examples of such component (b) include compounds represented by the following formula (4).
更に、遮光性を有さないシリコーン系粒子の表面に重合性の着色剤を吸着させる方法を用いてもよい。即ち、遮光性を有さないシリコーン系粒子の表面に特定波長の光を吸収する骨格や官能基を有するポリマーを析出させることにより、遮光性を付与することができる。具体的には、遮光性を有さないシリコーン粒子の存在下にて、上記ポリマーの原料となるモノマーを、乳化重合、ソープフリー重合、分散重合等させることにより、シリコーン系粒子の表面に上記ポリマーを析出させることができる。
シリコーン系粒子の表面に析出させるポリマーとしては、例えば、アセチレン及びその誘導体、アニリン及びその誘導体、フラン及びその誘導体、ピロール及びその誘導体、チオフェン及びその誘導体を重合して得られるポリマー等が挙げられる。なかでも、黒色発現性に優れるポリピロールが好ましい。 In addition, as described above, the light-shielding flexible silicone particles include a method in which a silicone-based particle having no light-shielding property is prepared and then a surface of the silicone-based particle is coated with a colorant, or a silicone having no light-shielding property. It can also be produced by a method in which a colorant is absorbed by the silicone-based particles after the particles are produced. Specifically, the light-shielding property is imparted by dispersing the silicone-based particles having no light-shielding property in a medium in which the colorant is dissolved and stirring for a predetermined time to fix the colorant to the silicone-based particles. Further, light shielding properties can be imparted by fixing a colorant on the surface of the silicone-based particles having no light shielding properties using a compounding device such as a hybridizer or a theta composer.
Further, a method of adsorbing a polymerizable colorant on the surface of the silicone-based particles that do not have light shielding properties may be used. That is, light-shielding properties can be imparted by precipitating a polymer having a skeleton or a functional group that absorbs light of a specific wavelength on the surface of silicone-based particles that do not have light-shielding properties. Specifically, in the presence of silicone particles that do not have light-shielding properties, the polymer as a raw material for the polymer is subjected to emulsion polymerization, soap-free polymerization, dispersion polymerization, or the like, thereby forming the polymer on the surface of the silicone-based particles. Can be deposited.
Examples of the polymer deposited on the surface of the silicone particles include polymers obtained by polymerizing acetylene and derivatives thereof, aniline and derivatives thereof, furan and derivatives thereof, pyrrole and derivatives thereof, thiophene and derivatives thereof, and the like. Especially, the polypyrrole which is excellent in black expression property is preferable.
上記市販されているシリコーン系粒子としては、例えば、KMP-594、KMP-597、KMP-598、KMP-600、KMP-601、KMP-602(信越シリコーン社製)、トレフィルE-506S、EP-9215(東レ・ダウコーニング社製)等が挙げられ、これらを分級して用いることができる。上記遮光性を有さないシリコーン系粒子は、単独で用いられてもよいし、2種以上が併用されてもよい。 Commercially available silicone particles can also be used as the silicone particles having no light-shielding property.
Examples of the commercially available silicone-based particles include KMP-594, KMP-597, KMP-598, KMP-600, KMP-601, KMP-602 (manufactured by Shin-Etsu Silicone), Trefil E-506S, EP- 9215 (manufactured by Toray Dow Corning Co., Ltd.), etc., can be classified and used. The said silicone type particle | grains which do not have light-shielding property may be used independently, and 2 or more types may be used together.
上記チタンブラックは、1μmあたりの光学濃度(OD値)が、3以上であることが好ましく、4以上であることがより好ましい。上記チタンブラックの遮光性は高ければ高いほどよく、上記チタンブラックのOD値に好ましい上限は特にないが、通常は5以下となる。 Titanium black is a substance having a higher transmittance in the vicinity of the ultraviolet region, particularly for light having a wavelength of 370 to 450 nm, compared to the average transmittance for light having a wavelength of 300 to 800 nm. That is, the above-mentioned titanium black is a light-shielding agent having a property of providing light-shielding properties to the light-shielding flexible silicone particles by sufficiently shielding light having a wavelength in the visible light region, while transmitting light having a wavelength in the vicinity of the ultraviolet region. is there. Therefore, for example, as a polymerization initiator used in a sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method, a material capable of initiating a reaction with light having a wavelength (370 to 450 nm) at which the transmittance of the titanium black is increased is used. The photocurability of the liquid crystal dropping method sealing agent can be further increased. On the other hand, when used for a sealing agent for a liquid crystal dropping method or the like, the light shielding agent contained in the silicone particles is preferably a highly insulating material, and titanium black is also suitable as the highly insulating light shielding agent. .
The titanium black preferably has an optical density (OD value) per μm of 3 or more, more preferably 4 or more. The higher the light-shielding property of the titanium black, the better. The OD value of the titanium black is not particularly limited, but is usually 5 or less.
また、遮光剤としてチタンブラックを上記シリコーン系粒子中に含有させた遮光性柔軟シリコーン粒子を、例えば、液晶滴下工法用シール剤に用いた場合に、該液晶滴下工法用シール剤は、充分な遮光性を有するものとなり、得られる液晶表示素子は、光の漏れ出しがなく高いコントラストを有し、優れた画像表示品質を有するものとなる。 The above-mentioned titanium black exhibits a sufficient effect even if it is not surface-treated, but the surface is treated with an organic component such as a coupling agent, silicon oxide, titanium oxide, germanium oxide, aluminum oxide, oxidized Surface-treated titanium black such as those coated with an inorganic component such as zirconium or magnesium oxide can also be used. Especially, what is processed with the organic component is preferable at the point which can improve insulation more.
Further, when light-shielding flexible silicone particles containing titanium black as a light-shielding agent in the silicone-based particles are used, for example, in a liquid crystal dropping method sealing agent, the liquid crystal dropping method sealing agent has a sufficient light-shielding property. The obtained liquid crystal display element has high contrast without leaking light, and has excellent image display quality.
また、上記チタンブラックの体積抵抗の好ましい下限は0.5Ω・cm、好ましい上限は3Ω・cmであり、より好ましい下限は1Ω・cm、より好ましい上限は2.5Ω・cmである。 The preferable lower limit of the specific surface area of the titanium black is 13 m 2 / g, the preferable upper limit is 30 m 2 / g, the more preferable lower limit is 15 m 2 / g, and the more preferable upper limit is 25 m 2 / g.
Further, the preferred lower limit of the volume resistance of the titanium black is 0.5 Ω · cm, the preferred upper limit is 3 Ω · cm, the more preferred lower limit is 1 Ω · cm, and the more preferred upper limit is 2.5 Ω · cm.
また、上記遮光性柔軟シリコーン系粒子の最大粒子径の好ましい上限は20μmである。上記遮光性柔軟シリコーン系粒子の最大粒子径が20μmを超えると、液晶滴下工法用シール剤に用いた場合にスプリングバックを起こし、得られる液晶滴下工法用シール剤が接着性に劣るものとなったり、得られる液晶表示素子にギャップ不良が生じたりすることがある。上記遮光性柔軟シリコーン系粒子の最大粒子径のより好ましい上限は15μmである。
更に、上記遮光性柔軟シリコーン系粒子の最大粒子径は、セルギャップの2.6倍以下であることが好ましい。上記遮光性柔軟シリコーン系粒子の最大粒子径がセルギャップの2.6倍を超えると、液晶滴下工法用シール剤に用いた場合にスプリングバックを起こし、得られる液晶滴下工法用シール剤が接着性に劣るものとなったり、得られる液晶表示素子にギャップ不良が生じたりすることがある。上記遮光性柔軟シリコーン系粒子の最大粒子径のより好ましい上限はセルギャップの2.2倍、更に好ましい上限はセルギャップの1.7倍である。
なお、本明細書において、上記遮光性柔軟シリコーン系粒子の最大粒子径及び後述する平均粒子径は、シール剤に配合する前の粒子について、レーザー回折式粒度分布測定装置を用いて測定することにより得られる値を意味する。上記レーザー回折式分布測定装置としては、マスターサイザー2000(マルバーン社製)等を用いることができる。また、液晶表示素子のセルギャップは、表示素子により異なるため限定されないが、一般的な液晶表示素子のセルギャップは、2μm~10μmである。 When the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles are used in a sealing agent for a liquid crystal dropping method, the maximum particle size is preferably 100% or more of the cell gap of the liquid crystal display element. If the maximum particle size of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is less than 100% of the cell gap of the liquid crystal display element, seal breakage and liquid crystal contamination may not be sufficiently suppressed. The maximum particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is 100% or more of the cell gap of the liquid crystal display element, and more preferably 5 μm or more.
Moreover, the preferable upper limit of the maximum particle diameter of the said light-shielding flexible silicone type particle | grain is 20 micrometers. When the maximum particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles exceeds 20 μm, when used in a sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method, a springback occurs, and the obtained sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method may have poor adhesion. In some cases, a gap defect may occur in the obtained liquid crystal display element. A more preferable upper limit of the maximum particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is 15 μm.
Further, the maximum particle size of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is preferably 2.6 times or less of the cell gap. When the maximum particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles exceeds 2.6 times the cell gap, a spring back is caused when used as a sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method, and the resulting sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method is adhesive. Or a gap defect may occur in the obtained liquid crystal display element. A more preferable upper limit of the maximum particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is 2.2 times the cell gap, and a more preferable upper limit is 1.7 times the cell gap.
In the present specification, the maximum particle size of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles and the average particle size described later are measured using a laser diffraction particle size distribution measuring device for the particles before blending with the sealant. Means the value obtained. As the laser diffraction type distribution measuring device, Mastersizer 2000 (manufactured by Malvern) or the like can be used. The cell gap of the liquid crystal display element is not limited because it varies depending on the display element, but the cell gap of a general liquid crystal display element is 2 μm to 10 μm.
なお、本明細書において粒子径のCV値とは、下記式により求められる数値のことである。
粒子径のCV値(%)=(粒子径の標準偏差/平均粒子径)×100 The coefficient of variation (hereinafter also referred to as “CV value”) of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is preferably 30% or less. When the CV value of the particle size of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles exceeds 30%, a cell gap defect may be caused when used for a sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method. The CV value of the particle diameter of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is more preferably 28% or less.
In the present specification, the CV value of the particle diameter is a numerical value obtained by the following formula.
CV value of particle diameter (%) = (standard deviation of particle diameter / average particle diameter) × 100
上記遮光性柔軟シリコーン系粒子を分級する方法としては、例えば、湿式分級、乾式分級等の方法が挙げられる。なかでも、湿式分級が好ましく、湿式篩分級がより好ましい。 Even if the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles are those having a maximum particle diameter, an average particle diameter, or a CV value outside the above-described ranges, the maximum particle diameter, the average particle diameter, or the CV value is within the above-described range by classification. Can be inside. In addition, when used in a sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method, the light-shielding flexible silicone particles having a particle diameter of less than 100% of the cell gap of the liquid crystal display element do not contribute to the suppression of the occurrence of seal breaks and liquid crystal contamination. When mixed with an agent, the thixo value may be increased, so that it is preferably removed by classification.
Examples of the method for classifying the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles include methods such as wet classification and dry classification. Of these, wet classification is preferable, and wet sieving classification is more preferable.
なお、上記遮光性柔軟シリコーン系粒子の回復率は、微小圧縮試験機を用いて、粒子1個に一定負荷(1g)をかけ、その負荷を除去した後の回復挙動を解析することにより導出することができる。 The light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles have a compression displacement from the origin load value when applying a load to the inversion load value as L1, and from the inversion load value when releasing the load to the origin load value. When the unloading displacement is L2, it is preferable that the recovery rate expressed as a percentage of L2 / L1 is 80% or less. If the recovery rate of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles exceeds 80%, the function of preventing the sealing agent from eluting into the liquid crystal may be reduced when used as a sealing agent for a liquid crystal dropping method. . A more preferable upper limit of the recovery rate of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is 70%, and a more preferable upper limit is 60%.
The recovery rate of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is derived by applying a constant load (1 g) to each particle using a micro compression tester and analyzing the recovery behavior after removing the load. be able to.
なお、上記遮光性柔軟シリコーン系粒子の1g歪みは、微小圧縮試験機を用いて、粒子1個に1gの負荷かけ、その時の変位量を測定することにより測定することができる。 The light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles preferably have a 1 g strain of 30% or more when L3 / Dn is expressed as a percentage when the compression displacement when a load of 1 g is applied is L3 and the particle diameter is Dn. . If the 1 g strain of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is less than 30%, the function of preventing the sealing agent from eluting into the liquid crystal may be reduced when used as a sealing agent for the liquid crystal dropping method. is there. A more preferable lower limit of 1 g strain of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is 40%.
In addition, 1g distortion of the said light-shielding flexible silicone type particle | grain can be measured by applying 1g to one particle | grain using a micro compression tester, and measuring the displacement amount at that time.
なお、上記遮光性柔軟シリコーン系粒子の破壊歪みは、微小圧縮試験機を用いて、粒子1個に負荷をかけていき、その粒子が破壊する変位量を測定することにより測定することができる。上記圧縮変位L4は、負荷荷重に対して変位量が不連続に大きくなる時点を、粒子が破壊した時点として算出する。負荷荷重を大きくしても変形するだけで破壊しない場合、破壊歪みは100%以上と考える。 The light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles preferably have a fracture strain expressed as a percentage of L4 / Dn of 50% or more when the compression displacement at the time when the particles are broken is L4 and the particle diameter is Dn. When the fracture strain of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles is less than 50%, the function of preventing the sealing agent from eluting into the liquid crystal may be reduced when used as a sealing agent for a liquid crystal dropping method. is there. A more preferable lower limit of the fracture strain of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particle is 60%.
The breaking strain of the light-shielding flexible silicone-based particles can be measured by applying a load to each particle using a micro compression tester and measuring the amount of displacement at which the particle breaks. The compression displacement L4 is calculated as the time when the particle breaks when the amount of displacement increases discontinuously with respect to the applied load. If the deformation does not break even if the load is increased, the fracture strain is considered to be 100% or more.
粘度が600cPのメチルビニルシロキサン(下記式(5)で示される化合物)500gと、粘度が30cPのメチルハイドロジェンポリシロキサン(下記式(6)で示される化合物)20gと、チタンブラック(三菱マテリアル社製、「13M」)26gとを、1リットル容のガラスビーカーに仕込み、ホモミキサーを用いて2000rpmで撹拌混合した。
次いで、ポリオキシエチレン(付加モル数=9モル)オクチルフェニルエーテル1g、水150gを加え、6000rpmで撹拌を継続したところ、転相が起こり、増粘が認められたが、更にそのまま3000rpmで撹拌を行ないながら水329gを加えたところ、O/W型エマルジョンが得られた。 (Preparation of light-shielding flexible particles A)
500 g of methyl vinyl siloxane having a viscosity of 600 cP (compound represented by the following formula (5)), 20 g of methyl hydrogen polysiloxane having a viscosity of 30 cP (compound represented by the following formula (6)), and titanium black (Mitsubishi Materials Corporation) 26 g of “13M”) was charged into a 1 liter glass beaker and stirred and mixed at 2000 rpm using a homomixer.
Next, 1 g of polyoxyethylene (added mole number = 9 mol) octylphenyl ether and 150 g of water were added and stirring was continued at 6000 rpm. Phase inversion occurred and thickening was observed, but stirring was further continued at 3000 rpm. When 329 g of water was added while performing, an O / W type emulsion was obtained.
得られた混合液を、予めテフロン(登録商標)コートを施したバットの上に流し込み、硬化後の厚みが1mmになるように高さを調整し、室温で24時間反応させることにより、シートを得た。得られたシートをカットし、遮光性柔軟粒子Aと同一組成を有する厚み1mmの薄片状の黒化度測定用の試料を得た。
得られた遮光性柔軟粒子Aの「最大粒子径」、「平均粒子径」、「粒子径のCV値」、「ガラス転移温度」、UV-3600(島津製作所社製)を用いて測定した黒化度測定用の試料の「黒化度」、並びに、微小圧縮試験器(島津製作所社製、「PCT-200」)を用い、ダイヤモンド製の直径50μmの円柱平滑端面で、微粒子を圧縮速度0.28mN/sec、原点荷重値1.0mN、反転荷重値10mNの条件で測定した「回復率」、「1g歪み」、及び、「破壊歪み」を表1に示した。 500 g of methyl vinyl siloxane having a viscosity of 600 cP (compound represented by the following formula (5)), 20 g of methyl hydrogen polysiloxane having a viscosity of 30 cP (compound represented by the following formula (6)), and titanium black (Mitsubishi Materials Corporation) Made in a 1 liter glass beaker and stirred and mixed at 2000 rpm using a homomixer, a toluene solution of chloroplatinic acid-olefin complex (platinum content 0) was prepared. .05%) to prepare a mixed solution to which 1 g was added.
The obtained mixed liquid is poured onto a bat that has been previously coated with Teflon (registered trademark), the height is adjusted so that the thickness after curing is 1 mm, and the sheet is reacted at room temperature for 24 hours. Obtained. The obtained sheet was cut to obtain a flaky blackness measuring sample having a thickness of 1 mm and the same composition as the light-shielding flexible particles A.
The obtained light-shielding flexible particles A were measured using “maximum particle diameter”, “average particle diameter”, “CV value of particle diameter”, “glass transition temperature”, and UV-3600 (manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation). The degree of blackening of the sample for measuring the degree of conversion was measured, and a fine compression tester (Shimadzu Corporation, “PCT-200”) was used to measure fine particles on a smooth cylindrical end surface made of diamond with a diameter of 50 μm. Table 1 shows “recovery rate”, “1 g strain”, and “breaking strain” measured under the conditions of .28 mN / sec, origin load value 1.0 mN, and reverse load value 10 mN.
チタンブラック(三菱マテリアル社製、「13M」)の使用量を52gとしたこと以外は、遮光性柔軟Aと同様の反応を行い、遮光剤を含有する柔軟粒子として、遮光性柔軟シリコーン粒子である遮光性柔軟粒子B、及び、遮光性柔軟粒子Bと同一組成を有する厚み1mmの薄片状の黒化度測定用の試料を作製した。
得られた遮光性柔軟粒子Bについて、遮光性柔軟粒子Aと同様にして測定した、「最大粒子径」、「平均粒子径」、「粒子径のCV値」、「ガラス転移温度」、「黒化度」、「回復率」、「1g歪み」、及び、「破壊歪み」を表1に示した。 (Preparation of light-shielding flexible particles B)
Except that the amount of titanium black (Mitsubishi Materials Co., Ltd., “13M”) used is 52 g, the same reaction as the light-shielding flexible A is carried out, and the light-shielding flexible silicone particles are used as the soft particles containing the light-shielding agent. Samples for measuring the degree of blackening in the form of flakes having a thickness of 1 mm and having the same composition as the light-shielding flexible particles B and the light-shielding flexible particles B were prepared.
The obtained light-shielding flexible particles B were measured in the same manner as the light-shielding flexible particles A, and the “maximum particle diameter”, “average particle diameter”, “CV value of particle diameter”, “glass transition temperature”, “black” Table 1 shows the “degree of conversion”, “recovery rate”, “1 g strain”, and “breaking strain”.
チタンブラックを加えずにメチルビニルシロキサンとメチルハイドロジェンポリシロキサンのみを使用して、上記「遮光性柔軟粒子Aの作製」と同様の反応を行い、シリコーン系粒子を得た。
得られたシリコーン系粒子20gと水210gとを1リットルのセパラブルフラスコに仕込み、撹拌、分散させた。これと別にポリビニルピロリドン3gを水50gに溶解させた溶液を作製し、上記セパラブルフラスコに加えて30分撹拌した。
次いで、ピロール10g、過酸化水(15重量%)5.3g、及び、硫酸(5重量%)24.4gを加えて30分撹拌を行った。その後、硫酸鉄7水和物0.08gを水1gに溶解させ、上記セパラブルフラスコに添加した。その後、室温にて12時間撹拌を継続した後、粒子を水にて数回洗浄した。この分散液を室温乾燥した後、分級操作によって所定の粒子径、最大粒子径を調整し、遮光性柔軟シリコーン粒子である遮光性柔軟粒子Cを得た。
得られた遮光性柔軟粒子Cについて、遮光性柔軟粒子Aと同様にして測定した、「最大粒子径」、「平均粒子径」、「粒子径のCV値」、「ガラス転移温度」、「回復率」、「1g歪み」、及び、「破壊歪み」を表1に示した。
なお、遮光性柔軟粒子Cについては、黒化度測定用の試料が作製できなかったため、黒化度の測定は行わなかった。 (Preparation of light-shielding flexible particles C)
Using only methyl vinyl siloxane and methyl hydrogen polysiloxane without adding titanium black, the same reaction as in “Preparation of light-shielding flexible particles A” was performed to obtain silicone-based particles.
20 g of the obtained silicone particles and 210 g of water were charged into a 1 liter separable flask and stirred and dispersed. Separately, a solution in which 3 g of polyvinylpyrrolidone was dissolved in 50 g of water was prepared, added to the above separable flask, and stirred for 30 minutes.
Subsequently, 10 g of pyrrole, 5.3 g of peroxygenated water (15 wt%) and 24.4 g of sulfuric acid (5 wt%) were added and stirred for 30 minutes. Thereafter, 0.08 g of iron sulfate heptahydrate was dissolved in 1 g of water and added to the separable flask. Thereafter, stirring was continued at room temperature for 12 hours, and then the particles were washed several times with water. After the dispersion was dried at room temperature, the predetermined particle diameter and the maximum particle diameter were adjusted by classification operation, and light-shielding flexible particles C that were light-shielding flexible silicone particles were obtained.
The obtained light-shielding flexible particles C were measured in the same manner as the light-shielding flexible particles A, and “maximum particle diameter”, “average particle diameter”, “CV value of particle diameter”, “glass transition temperature”, “recovery”. Table 1 shows the “rate”, “1 g strain”, and “breaking strain”.
In addition, about the light-shielding flexible particle C, since the sample for blackening degree measurement was not able to be produced, the blackening degree was not measured.
ポリテトラメチレングリコールジアクリレート50gと、エチルヘキシルメタクリレート950gと、チタンブラック(三菱マテリアル社製、「13M」)50gとを、3リットルのガラスビーカーに仕込み、ホモミキサーを用いて2000rpmで撹拌混合した。更にこの混合液に過酸化ベンゾイル40gを添加し、均一に溶解するまで撹拌羽にて混合した(以下、得られた混合液を「モノマー混合液」ともいう)。
5kgのポリビニルアルコール1重量%水溶液を投入した反応釜中に上記モノマー混合液を投入し、2~4時間撹拌することで、モノマーの液滴が所定の粒子径になるよう、粒子径調整を行った。この後85℃の窒素雰囲気下で9時間反応を行い、重合体粒子を得た。得られた重合体粒子を熱水にて数回洗浄した後、分級操作を行い、粒子径及び最大粒子径を調整した。更に、メタノールにて数回溶媒置換を行った後、真空乾燥機にて、減圧下、30℃にて12時間乾燥を行って遮光性柔軟粒子Dを得た。
上記モノマー混合液の一部を、予めテフロン(登録商標)コートを施したバットの上に流し込み、硬化後の厚みが1mmになるように高さを調整し、85℃で20時間反応させることにより、シートを得た。得られたシートをカットし、遮光性柔軟粒子Dと同一組成を有する厚み1mmの薄片状の黒化度測定用の試料を得た。
得られた遮光性柔軟粒子Dについて、遮光性柔軟粒子Aと同様にして測定した、「最大粒子径」、「平均粒子径」、「粒子径のCV値」、「ガラス転移温度」、「黒化度」、「回復率」、「1g歪み」、及び、「破壊歪み」を表1に示した。 (Preparation of light-shielding flexible particles D)
50 g of polytetramethylene glycol diacrylate, 950 g of ethylhexyl methacrylate, and 50 g of titanium black (“13M” manufactured by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation) were charged into a 3 liter glass beaker and stirred and mixed at 2000 rpm using a homomixer. Furthermore, 40 g of benzoyl peroxide was added to this mixed solution and mixed with a stirring blade until it was uniformly dissolved (hereinafter, the obtained mixed solution is also referred to as “monomer mixed solution”).
The monomer mixture is put into a reaction kettle charged with 5 kg of a 1% by weight aqueous solution of polyvinyl alcohol and stirred for 2 to 4 hours to adjust the particle size so that the monomer droplets have a predetermined particle size. It was. Thereafter, the reaction was performed in a nitrogen atmosphere at 85 ° C. for 9 hours to obtain polymer particles. After the obtained polymer particles were washed several times with hot water, classification operation was performed to adjust the particle size and the maximum particle size. Further, after solvent substitution with methanol several times, the mixture was dried for 12 hours at 30 ° C. under reduced pressure in a vacuum dryer to obtain light-shielding flexible particles D.
By pouring a part of the monomer mixture onto a vat that has been pre-coated with Teflon (registered trademark), adjusting the height so that the thickness after curing is 1 mm, and reacting at 85 ° C. for 20 hours , Got a sheet. The obtained sheet was cut to obtain a flaky blackness measuring sample having a thickness of 1 mm and the same composition as the light-shielding flexible particles D.
The obtained light-shielding flexible particles D were measured in the same manner as the light-shielding flexible particles A, and the “maximum particle diameter”, “average particle diameter”, “CV value of particle diameter”, “glass transition temperature”, “black” Table 1 shows the “degree of conversion”, “recovery rate”, “1 g strain”, and “breaking strain”.
ポリテトラメチレングリコールジアクリレート50gと、エチルヘキシルメタクリレート950gとに代えて、ポリテトラメチレングリコールジアクリレート400gと、スチレン600gとを用いたこと以外は、遮光性柔軟粒子Dと同様の操作を行い、遮光性柔軟粒子E、及び、遮光性柔軟粒子Eと同一組成を有する厚み1mmの薄片状の黒化度測定用の試料を作製した。
得られた遮光性柔軟粒子Eについて、遮光性柔軟粒子Aと同様にして測定した、「最大粒子径」、「平均粒子径」、「粒子径のCV値」、「ガラス転移温度」、「黒化度」、「回復率」、「1g歪み」、及び、「破壊歪み」を表1に示した。 (Preparation of light-shielding flexible particles E)
The same operation as that for the light-shielding flexible particles D was performed except that 400 g of polytetramethylene glycol diacrylate and 600 g of styrene were used in place of 50 g of polytetramethylene glycol diacrylate and 950 g of ethylhexyl methacrylate. Samples for measuring the degree of blackening in the form of flakes having a thickness of 1 mm and having the same composition as the flexible particles E and the light-shielding flexible particles E were prepared.
The obtained light-shielding flexible particles E were measured in the same manner as the light-shielding flexible particles A, and “maximum particle diameter”, “average particle diameter”, “CV value of particle diameter”, “glass transition temperature”, “black” Table 1 shows the “degree of conversion”, “recovery rate”, “1 g strain”, and “breaking strain”.
ポリテトラメチレングリコールジアクリレート50gと、エチルヘキシルメタクリレート950gとに代えて、ポリテトラメチレングリコールジアクリレート750gと、スチレン250gとを用いたこと以外は、遮光性柔軟粒子Dと同様の操作を行い、遮光性柔軟粒子F、及び、遮光性柔軟粒子Fと同一組成を有する厚み1mmの薄片状の黒化度測定用の試料を作製した。
得られた遮光性柔軟粒子Fについて、遮光性柔軟粒子Aと同様にして測定した、「最大粒子径」、「平均粒子径」、「粒子径のCV値」、「ガラス転移温度」、「黒化度」、「回復率」、「1g歪み」、及び、「破壊歪み」を表1に示した。 (Preparation of light-shielding flexible particles F)
The same operation as that for the light-shielding flexible particles D was performed except that 750 g of polytetramethylene glycol diacrylate and 250 g of styrene were used instead of 50 g of polytetramethylene glycol diacrylate and 950 g of ethylhexyl methacrylate. A sample for measuring the degree of blackening having a thickness of 1 mm and having the same composition as the flexible particles F and the light-shielding flexible particles F was prepared.
The obtained light-shielding flexible particles F were measured in the same manner as the light-shielding flexible particles A, and the “maximum particle diameter”, “average particle diameter”, “CV value of particle diameter”, “glass transition temperature”, “black” Table 1 shows the “degree of conversion”, “recovery rate”, “1 g strain”, and “breaking strain”.
分級の際に、最大粒子径が5μm以下となるように調整したこと以外は、遮光性柔軟粒子Aと同様の操作を行い、遮光性柔軟粒子Gを得た。
得られた遮光性柔軟粒子Fについて、遮光性柔軟粒子Aと同様にして測定した、「最大粒子径」、「平均粒子径」、「粒子径のCV値」、「ガラス転移温度」、「黒化度」、「回復率」、「1g歪み」、及び、「破壊歪み」を表1に示した。
なお、粒子組成が遮光性柔軟粒子Aと同じであるため、黒化度測定用の試料は、遮光性柔軟粒子Aについて得られたものと同じものを利用した。 (Preparation of light-shielding flexible particles G)
The light-shielding flexible particles G were obtained in the same manner as the light-shielding flexible particles A except that the maximum particle size was adjusted to 5 μm or less during classification.
The obtained light-shielding flexible particles F were measured in the same manner as the light-shielding flexible particles A, and the “maximum particle diameter”, “average particle diameter”, “CV value of particle diameter”, “glass transition temperature”, “black” Table 1 shows the “degree of conversion”, “recovery rate”, “1 g strain”, and “breaking strain”.
Since the particle composition is the same as that of the light-shielding flexible particles A, the same sample as that obtained for the light-shielding flexible particles A was used as the sample for measuring the degree of blackening.
チタンブラックを加えなかったこと以外は、遮光性柔軟粒子Aと同様の反応を行い、遮光剤を含有しない柔軟粒子として、非遮光性柔軟粒子A、及び、非遮光性柔軟粒子Aと同一組成を有する厚み1mmの薄片状の黒化度測定用の試料を作製した。
得られた非遮光性柔軟粒子Aについて、遮光性柔軟粒子Aと同様にして測定した、「最大粒子径」、「平均粒子径」、「粒子径のCV値」、「ガラス転移温度」、「黒化度」、「回復率」、「1g歪み」、及び、「破壊歪み」を表1に示した。 (Preparation of non-light-shielding flexible particles A)
Except that titanium black was not added, the same reaction as that of the light-shielding flexible particle A was performed, and the same composition as the non-light-shielding flexible particle A and the non-light-shielding flexible particle A was obtained as a soft particle containing no light-shielding agent. A 1 mm thick flaky sample for measuring the degree of blackening was prepared.
The obtained non-light-shielding flexible particles A were measured in the same manner as the light-shielding flexible particles A, and the “maximum particle diameter”, “average particle diameter”, “CV value of particle diameter”, “glass transition temperature”, “ Table 1 shows the degree of blackening, “recovery rate”, “1 g strain”, and “breaking strain”.
硬化性樹脂としてビスフェノールA型エポキシアクリレート(ダイセル・オルネクス社製、「エベクリル3700」)70重量部及びビスフェノールF型エポキシ樹脂(三菱化学社製、「jER806」)30重量部と、熱ラジカル重合開始剤として高分子アゾ開始剤(和光純薬工業社製、「VPE-0201」)7重量部と、熱硬化剤としてセバシン酸ジヒドラジド(大塚化学社製、「SDH」)8重量部と、遮光性柔軟粒子A30重量部と、充填剤としてシリカ(アドマテックス社製、「アドマファインSO-C2」)10重量部と、シランカップリング剤として3-グリシドキシプロピルトリメトキシシラン(信越シリコーン社製、「KBM-403」)1重量部とを配合し、遊星式撹拌装置(シンキー社製、「あわとり練太郎」)にて撹拌した後、セラミック3本ロールにて均一に混合させて液晶滴下工法用シール剤を得た。 Example 1
70 parts by weight of bisphenol A type epoxy acrylate (manufactured by Daicel Ornex Co., Ltd., “Evekril 3700”) and 30 parts by weight of bisphenol F type epoxy resin (manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, “jER806”) as a curable resin, 7 parts by weight of a polymer azo initiator (“VPE-0201” manufactured by Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.) and 8 parts by weight of sebacic acid dihydrazide (“SDH” manufactured by Otsuka Chemical Co., Ltd.) as a thermosetting agent 30 parts by weight of particle A, 10 parts by weight of silica (manufactured by Admatechs, “Admafine SO-C2”) as filler, and 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (manufactured by Shin-Etsu Silicone, “ KBM-403 ") 1 part by weight and mixed with a planetary stirrer (Shinky Corporation," Awatori Nertaro ") After stirring, to obtain a liquid crystal dropping process sealant uniformly mixed with the ceramic three roll.
表2に記載された配合比に従い、各材料を、実施例1と同様にして、遊星式撹拌装置(シンキー社製「あわとり練太郎」)を用いて混合した後、更に3本ロールを用いて混合することにより実施例2~14、比較例1~3の液晶滴下工法用シール剤を調製した。 (Examples 2 to 14, Comparative Examples 1 to 3)
According to the blending ratio described in Table 2, each material was mixed using a planetary stirrer (“Shinky Netaro” manufactured by Shinky Corporation) in the same manner as in Example 1, and then further three rolls were used. Then, the sealing agents for liquid crystal dropping method of Examples 2 to 14 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3 were prepared.
実施例及び比較例で得られた各液晶滴下工法用シール剤について以下の評価を行った。結果を表2に示した。 <Evaluation>
The following evaluation was performed about each sealing compound for liquid crystal dropping methods obtained by the Example and the comparative example. The results are shown in Table 2.
実施例及び比較例で得られた各液晶滴下工法用シール剤100重量部に対して、平均粒子径5μmのスペーサー粒子(積水化学工業社製、「ミクロパールSP-2050」)1重量部を遊星式撹拌装置によって均一に分散させ、極微量をコーニングガラス1737(20mm×50mm×厚さ0.7mm)の中央部に取り、同型のガラスをその上に重ね合わせて液晶滴下工法用シール剤を押し広げ、120℃で1時間加熱してシール剤を熱硬化させ、接着試験片を得た。
得られた接着試験片について、テンションゲージを用いて接着強度を測定した。接着強度が270N/cm2以上であった場合を「○」、接着強度が250N/cm2以上270N/cm2未満であった場合を「△」、接着強度が250N/cm2未満であった場合を「×」として接着性を評価した。 (Adhesiveness)
1 part by weight of spacer particles (Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., “Micropearl SP-2050”) having an average particle diameter of 5 μm is used for 100 parts by weight of each liquid crystal dropping method sealing agent obtained in Examples and Comparative Examples. Disperse evenly with a mechanical stirrer, take a trace amount in the center of Corning glass 1737 (20 mm x 50 mm x thickness 0.7 mm), overlay the same type of glass on top of it, and press the liquid crystal dropping method sealant The adhesive was spread and heated at 120 ° C. for 1 hour to thermally cure the sealant to obtain an adhesion test piece.
About the obtained adhesion test piece, the adhesive strength was measured using the tension gauge. The case where the adhesive strength was 270 N / cm 2 or more was “◯”, the case where the adhesive strength was 250 N / cm 2 or more and less than 270 N / cm 2 was “Δ”, and the adhesive strength was less than 250 N / cm 2 . The case was evaluated as “x” and the adhesion was evaluated.
実施例及び比較例で得られた各液晶滴下工法用シール剤100重量部に対して、平均粒子径5μmのスペーサー粒子(積水化学工業社製、「ミクロパールSP-2050」)1重量部を遊星式撹拌装置によって均一に分散させ、50mm×50mmのガラス基板上に塗布し、同型のガラス基板をその上に重ね合わせた。次に、120℃で1時間加熱してシール剤を熱硬化させ、OD値測定用試験片を得た。得られたOD値測定用試験片についてPDA-100(コニカ社製)を用いてOD値を測定し、OD値が3以上であった場合を「○○」、2.5以上3未満であった場合を「○」、2以上2.5未満であった場合を「△」、2未満であった場合を「×」として遮光性を評価した。 (Light shielding)
1 part by weight of spacer particles (Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., “Micropearl SP-2050”) having an average particle diameter of 5 μm is used for 100 parts by weight of each liquid crystal dropping method sealing agent obtained in Examples and Comparative Examples. A glass stirrer was uniformly dispersed with a glass stirrer and applied onto a 50 mm × 50 mm glass substrate, and the same type of glass substrate was overlaid thereon. Next, it heated at 120 degreeC for 1 hour, the sealing agent was thermosetted, and the test piece for OD value measurement was obtained. The obtained OD value measurement specimen was measured using PDA-100 (manufactured by Konica), and the OD value was 3 or more. The light-shielding property was evaluated as “◯” when 2 or less and less than 2.5, and “△” when 2 or less and “x” when 2 or less.
実施例及び比較例で得られた各液晶滴下工法用シール剤100重量部に対して平均粒子径5μmのスペーサー粒子(積水化学工業社製、「ミクロパールSP-2050」)1重量部を遊星式撹拌装置によって均一に分散させ、得られたシール剤をディスペンス用のシリンジ(武蔵エンジニアリング社製、「PSY-10E」)に充填し、脱泡処理を行ってから、ディスペンサー(武蔵エンジニアリング社製、「SHOTMASTER300」)にてITO薄膜付きの透明電極基板に長方形の枠を描く様にシール剤を塗布した。続いて、TN液晶(チッソ社製、「JC-5001LA」)の微小滴を液晶滴下装置にて滴下塗布し、他方の透明基板を、真空貼り合わせ装置にて5Paの真空下にて貼り合わせた。貼り合わせた後のセルを120℃で1時間加熱してシール剤を熱硬化させ、液晶表示素子(セルギャップ5μm)を得た。
得られた液晶表示素子について、シール部周辺の液晶(特にコーナー部)に生じる表示むらを目視にて観察し、表示むらが全く無かった場合を「○○」、表示むらがほとんどなかった場合を「○」、わずかに表示むらが発生した場合を「△」、酷い表示むらが確認された場合を「×」として液晶汚染性を評価した。 (Liquid crystal contamination)
One part by weight of spacer particles (Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., “Micropearl SP-2050”) having an average particle diameter of 5 μm is used as a planetary type for 100 parts by weight of each liquid crystal dropping method sealing agent obtained in Examples and Comparative Examples. After uniformly dispersing with a stirrer, the resulting sealant is filled into a dispensing syringe (Musashi Engineering, PSY-10E), defoamed, and dispenser (Musashi Engineering, The sealant was applied so as to draw a rectangular frame on a transparent electrode substrate with an ITO thin film by using SHOTMASTER 300 ”). Subsequently, fine droplets of TN liquid crystal (manufactured by Chisso Corporation, “JC-5001LA”) were dropped and applied with a liquid crystal dropping device, and the other transparent substrate was bonded under a vacuum of 5 Pa with a vacuum bonding device. . The cell after bonding was heated at 120 ° C. for 1 hour to thermally cure the sealing agent, and a liquid crystal display element (cell gap 5 μm) was obtained.
For the obtained liquid crystal display element, the display unevenness generated in the liquid crystal (especially the corner portion) around the seal portion is visually observed. If there is no display unevenness at all, “○○” indicates that there is almost no display unevenness. The liquid crystal contamination property was evaluated with “◯”, “△” when slight display unevenness occurred, and “X” when severe display unevenness was confirmed.
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- 液晶滴下工法による液晶表示素子の製造に用いる液晶滴下工法用シール剤であって、
硬化性樹脂と、重合開始剤及び/又は熱硬化剤と、遮光性柔軟粒子とを含有する
ことを特徴とする液晶滴下工法用シール剤。 A liquid crystal dropping method sealing agent used for manufacturing a liquid crystal display element by a liquid crystal dropping method,
A sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method, comprising a curable resin, a polymerization initiator and / or a thermosetting agent, and light-shielding flexible particles. - 遮光性柔軟粒子は、最大粒子径が液晶表示素子のセルギャップの100%以上であることを特徴とする請求項1記載の液晶滴下工法用シール剤。 The sealant for a liquid crystal dropping method according to claim 1, wherein the light-shielding flexible particles have a maximum particle size of 100% or more of a cell gap of the liquid crystal display element.
- 遮光性柔軟粒子は、負荷を与えるときの原点用荷重値から反転荷重値に至るまでの圧縮変位をL1とし、負荷を解放するときの反転荷重値から原点用荷重値に至るまでの除荷変位をL2としたとき、L2/L1を百分率で表した回復率が80%以下であることを特徴とする請求項1又は2記載の液晶滴下工法用シール剤。 The light-shielding flexible particle has a compression displacement from the load value for the origin when the load is applied to the reverse load value as L1, and the unloading displacement from the reverse load value when the load is released to the load value for the origin. 3. The sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a recovery rate expressed as a percentage of L2 / L1 is 80% or less when L2 is L2.
- 遮光性柔軟粒子は、1gの負荷を与えたときの圧縮変位をL3とし、粒子径をDnとしたとき、L3/Dnを百分率で表した1g歪みが30%以上であることを特徴とする請求項1、2又は3記載の液晶滴下工法用シール剤。 The light-shielding flexible particles are characterized in that, when the compression displacement when a load of 1 g is applied is L3 and the particle diameter is Dn, the 1 g strain expressed as a percentage of L3 / Dn is 30% or more. Item 4. The sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method according to item 1, 2 or 3.
- 遮光性柔軟粒子は、ガラス転移温度が-200~40℃であることを特徴とする請求項1、2、3又は4記載の液晶滴下工法用シール剤。 5. The sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method according to claim 1, wherein the light-shielding flexible particles have a glass transition temperature of −200 to 40 ° C.
- 遮光性柔軟粒子は、粒子が破壊した時点の圧縮変位をL4とし、粒子径をDnとしたとき、L4/Dnを百分率で表した破壊歪みが50%以上であることを特徴とする請求項1、2、3、4又は5記載の液晶滴下工法用シール剤。 The light-shielding flexible particles are characterized in that the fracture strain when L4 / Dn is expressed as a percentage is 50% or more when the compression displacement at the time when the particles are broken is L4 and the particle diameter is Dn. The sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method according to 2, 3, 4 or 5.
- 遮光性柔軟粒子は、粒子径の変動係数が30%以下であることを特徴とする請求項1、2、3、4、5又は6記載の液晶滴下工法用シール剤。 The sealing compound for liquid crystal dropping method according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, wherein the light-shielding flexible particles have a coefficient of variation in particle diameter of 30% or less.
- 遮光性柔軟粒子に加えて、更に、遮光剤を含有することを特徴とする請求項1、2、3、4、5、6又は7記載の液晶滴下工法用シール剤。 8. The sealing agent for a liquid crystal dropping method according to claim 1, further comprising a light shielding agent in addition to the light shielding flexible particles.
- 請求項1、2、3、4、5、6、7又は8記載の液晶滴下工法用シール剤と、導電性微粒子とを含有することを特徴とする上下導通材料。 A vertical conduction material comprising the sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, and conductive fine particles.
- 請求項1、2、3、4、5、6、7若しくは8記載の液晶滴下工法用シール剤又は請求項9記載の上下導通材料を用いて製造されることを特徴とする液晶表示素子。 A liquid crystal display element manufactured using the sealing agent for liquid crystal dropping method according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, or the vertical conduction material according to claim 9.
- シリコーン系粒子に遮光剤を含有させてなることを特徴とする遮光性柔軟シリコーン粒子。 A light-shielding flexible silicone particle comprising a silicone-based particle containing a light-shielding agent.
- 平均粒子径が2~50μmであることを特徴とする請求項11記載の遮光性柔軟シリコーン粒子。 12. The light-shielding flexible silicone particle according to claim 11, wherein the average particle size is 2 to 50 μm.
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